vetch

(vec̸h)

noun

any of a number of leafy, climbing or trailing plants (esp. genus Vicia) of the pea family, grown chiefly for fodder and as a green manure

Origin: ME feche, veche < NormFr veche < L vicia, vetch < IE *weik- (< base *wei-, to bend > weak)

See vetch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various herbs of the genus Vicia, having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small, variously colored flowers.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vetche

Origin: , from Old North French veche

Origin: , from Latin vicia; see weik-² in Indo-European roots

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