Definitions for vicia sativa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spring vetch, Vicia sativa(noun)

    herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Vicia sativa

    A plant species of the genus VICIA, family FABACEAE. The seed is used for food and contains THIOCYANATES such as prunasin, cyanoalanine, cyanogen, and vicine.


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