Vetch \Vetch\ (v[e^]ch), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus
Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis
vulneraria); the milk vetch, of the genus
Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
(Abrus precatorius).
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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54 Moby Thesaurus words for "vetch":
algae, autophyte, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, conferva,
confervoid, creeper, diatom, fern, fruits and vegetables, fucus,
fungus, grapevine, green algae, gulfweed, herb, heterophyte, ivy,
kelp, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, liverwort, mold, moss,
mushroom, parasite, parasitic plant, pea, perthophyte,
phytoplankton, planktonic algae, plant families, puffball, pulse,
red algae, rockweed, rust, saprophyte, sargasso, sargassum,
sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed, smut, succulent,
toadstool, vine, wort, wrack
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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 V.
sativa.
Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus
Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis
vulneraria); the milk vetch, of the genus
Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
(Abrus precatorius).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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