Definitions for vetchvɛtʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vetchvɛtʃ(n.)
any of several climbing plants of the legume family, bearing pealike flowers, esp. Vicia sativa, cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
Category: Plants
Origin of vetch:
1325–75; ME ve(c)che < AF; OF vecce < L vicia
Princeton's WordNet
vetch(noun)
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
Wiktionary
vetch(Noun)
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
Origin: From veche, from vicia.
Webster Dictionary
Vetch(noun)
any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa
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