vetch

C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /vɛtʃ/ UK /vɛtʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #111699

Meanings

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noun
a twining leguminous plant of the genus Vicia or a related genus, often grown for fodder, seed, or green manure

The farmer sowed vetch as a winter cover crop to enrich the soil.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a twining leguminous plant... tareVicia

Word family

Forms vetches

Derived forms vetchlingvetchy

Related forms legumemilkvetchfitchpea

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Phrases (1)

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milk vetch
a plant of the Astragalus group, related to peas and other legumes

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English vecche or fecche, through Old Northern French veche from Latin vicia, the plant name. The related English form fitch is a doublet inherited through a different sound development.

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Plants & Agriculture

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