ˈvis(h)ēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, vetch — more at vetch
: a widely distributed genus of often climbing herbs (family Leguminosae) having pinnate leaves and blue, purple, or yellow flowers either solitary or in axillary racemes, the style usually beaked or tufted, and the ovary containing numerous ovules — see hairy vetch , vetch