vetch
vetch · vetches
вика, горошек
Wicke
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and…Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
/vɛt͡ʃ/
» Ladybugs are beetles that like crimson clover and hairy vetch.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
Wicke
ви́каvíka, горо́шекgoróšek
Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.
More definitions
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesLadybugs are beetles that like crimson clover and hairy vetch.
Translations
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By meaning 1
plant of the genus Vicia:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant of the genus Vicia:
Origin
From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of OldFrom Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. Doublet of fitch.
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