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vetch (iou)



vetch noun. Also (earlier) fetch. See also FITCH noun1. ME.
[Anglo-Norman veche = Old French vece (mod. vesce), from Latin vicia.]
The seed of any plant of the genus Vicia (see sense 2 below), esp. in ref. to its small size or insignificance. ME.
Any of various leguminous plants of the genus Vicia, typically climbing plants with tendrils and numerous pairs of opposite leaflets; spec. (more fully common vetch) V. sativa, which is sometimes grown for fodder (cf. TARE noun1 2b). Also, any of certain leguminous plants of other genera. LME.
bitter-vetch, horseshoe-vetch, kidney vetch, milk-vetch, etc.
vetchy adjective (rare) composed of vetches; having many vetches: L16.