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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vetch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | leguminous plant, legume |
| Has types | bush vetch, calnada pea, vicia sepium, bitter betch, vicia sativa, bird vetch, spring vetch, tare, tufted vetch, vicia cracca, vicia orobus |
Examples of vetch
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Plants around it dried up and died, but the crown vetch seems to be going strong.
From the philly.com
They linger over the sweetness of particulars-vetch, the feel of an eel on a line.
From the economist.com
Crops such as clover, rye, and vetch are excellent for serving this purpose.
From the sfgate.com
Crown vetch is toxic to horses because of the presence of nitroglycosides.
From the tennessean.com
The radiant blue of a vetch braiding a hedge-bottom near Churston Ferrers.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
These include beautiful species such as marsh gentian, Dorset heath and purple milk-vetch.
From the independent.co.uk
And the yellow scented flowers of scorpion vetch add a touch of colour.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
ImageView of one of the tests on barley, vetch, rapeseed and bare ground.
From the sciencedaily.com
Some, like alfalfa, clover, vetch, and Arachis, are sown in pasture and grazed by livestock.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- 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
- Vicia is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants commonly known as vetches. It is in the legume family (Fabaceae). Member species are native to Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. ...
- Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds
- (Vetches) (D. V., Is., xxviii, 25). See Fitches.
- Legumes, planted in the spring planting in the furrow.
