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Vinony

vetch

noun

  1. type of plant
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vɛt͡ʃ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. Doublet of fitch.

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