vetch (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers
def includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
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Hypernym legume, leguminous plant
Member holonym Vicia, genus Vicia
Hyponym tare; tufted vetch, bird vetch, Calnada pea, Vicia cracca; bitter betch, Vicia orobus; spring vetch, Vicia sativa; bush vetch, Vicia sepium
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Hyponym legume, leguminous plant
Member meronym Vicia, genus Vicia
Hypernym tare; tufted vetch, bird vetch, Calnada pea, Vicia cracca; bitter betch, Vicia orobus; spring vetch, Vicia sativa; bush vetch, Vicia sepium

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