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 Definitions of vetch  [ɛtʃ]  

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Definition of 'vetch' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) vetch
any of several climbing plants of the legume family, bearing pealike flowers, esp. Vicia sativa, cultivated for forage and soil improvement.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME ve(c)che < AF; OF vecce < L vicia)

Definition of 'vetch' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) vetch
any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants


Definition of 'vetch' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) vetch
any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa



'vetch' - Nearby Entries  

vesuvian  vesuvianite  vesuvius  vetch  vetchling  vetchworm  veteran  



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