ˈərs, ˈe(ə)rs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Provençal, from Late Latin ervor-, ervus, alteration of Latin ervum, probably of non-Indo-European origin like Old Saxon erwit pea, Old High German araweiz, arwiz, Old Norse ertr pea, Greek orobos chick-pea
: a vetch ( Vicia ervilia ) grown in Mediterranean and Asiatic countries as a forage plant and stock food — called also kersenneh