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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)
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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
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1. (noun) vetch
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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