Vetch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›tʃ

Origin

From Old French veche, from Latin vicia.

Full definition of vetch

Noun

1. Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
2. Any of several related plants within the subfamily Faboideae.

Hyponyms

• (Vicia) garden vetch, common vetch

Derived terms

• deervetch
• kidney vetch
• milk-vetch
• vetchling
• vetchy