vetch.
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
Meaning & usage
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-? Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Italic *wikiā Latin vicia Old Northern French vechebor. Middle English fecche English vetch From 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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