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Noun: kidney vetch
  1. Perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders
    "Kidney vetch still grows abundantly in European meadows";
    - Anthyllis vulneraria

Derived forms: kidney vetches

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Anthyllis, genus Anthyllis

Encyclopedia: Kidney vetch