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Noun: vetch  vech
  1. Any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously coloured flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants

Derived forms: vetches

Type of: legume, leguminous plant

Part of: genus Vicia, Vicia

Encyclopedia: Vetch