vetch

vetch
noun Etymology: Middle English fecche, veche, from Middle French dialect (Norman & Picard) veche, from Latin vicia; perhaps akin to Latin vincire to bind Date: 14th century any of a genus (Vicia) of herbaceous twining leguminous plants including some grown for fodder and green manure — compare crown vetch, hairy vetch, milk vetch

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  • Vetch — Vetch, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.) Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {Vicia sativa}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vetch — vetch; vetch·ling; …   English syllables

  • vetch — [vech] n. [ME feche, veche < NormFr veche < L vicia, vetch < IE * weik (< base * wei , to bend > WEAK)] any of a number of leafy, climbing or trailing plants (esp. genus Vicia) of the pea family, grown chiefly for fodder and as a… …   English World dictionary

  • vetch — [vetʃ] n a plant with small flowers, often used to feed farm animals …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vetch — [ vetʃ ] noun count a wild plant with small flowers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vetch — (n.) late 14c., from O.N.Fr. veche, variant of O.Fr. vece, from L. vicia, which perhaps is related to vincire to bind (Cf. second element of PERIWINKLE (Cf. periwinkle) (1)). Du. wikke, Ger. Wicke are loan words from L. vicia …   Etymology dictionary

  • vetch — ► NOUN ▪ a leguminous plant with purple, pink, or yellow flowers, cultivated for silage or fodder. ORIGIN Old French veche, from Latin vicia …   English terms dictionary

  • vetch — vetchlike, adj. /vech/, n. 1. any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, esp. V. sativa (spring vetch), cultivated for forage and …   Universalium

  • vetch — [[t]ve̱tʃ[/t]] vetches N MASS Vetch is a wild plant. Some types of vetch are sometimes grown as a crop …   English dictionary

  • vetch — UK [vetʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms vetch : singular vetch plural vetches a wild plant with small flowers …   English dictionary

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