ERVIL Meaning of ERVIL in English /err"vil/ , n.a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage. Also called ers . [ 1545-55; ervilia, akin to ervum bitter vetch; prob. of non-IE orig. ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012