Noun: bitter vetch
- European perennial toxic vetch
"Farmers carefully removed bitter vetch from their fields";
- Vicia orobus
- Mediterranean legume cultivated since ancient times for animal feed and famine food, toxic if not properly prepared
"bitter vetch was found in ancient Egyptian tombs";
- Vicia ervilia, ervil
Type of: vetch
Part of: genus Vicia, Vicia
Encyclopedia: Bitter vetch