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vetch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vetch.

Editorial note

It is leguminous and does the same thing as fava and vetch do as short term cover crops.

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Definitions2
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Quick take

Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of vetch gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.

noun

Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vetch.

noun

Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.

noun

Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.

Example sentences

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It is leguminous and does the same thing as fava and vetch do as short term cover crops.

2

New research has shown that winter cover cropping with hairy vetch will suppress fusarium.

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This year I bought some vetch seeds, I might add some native daisy seed next year.

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Other than that, I seem to have clover, creeping buttercup, cow parsley and common vetch.

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The female feeds exclusively on a plant called kidney vetch.

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Have you ever tried to mow thistles or vetch?

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Rust does have some downsides, and I think it is better to focus on those than any language culture war, if you choose to vetch.

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I rather like the vetch so spread it around a bit.

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I have hairy vetch in now as a cover crop in that bed and will plant tomatoes again next year to see how it goes.

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The water gave rise to grasses and weeds like dandelions and wild vetch between the rows of trees, giving the bees a source of pollen before the buds burst into bloom.

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TL;DR: The potsherds yielded proteins from numerous plants—barley, wheat, peas and bitter vetch—as well as the blood and milk of several species of animal, including cows, sheep and goats.

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Otherwise the first sentence in its article makes no sense: > Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, white pea and white vetch, is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa.

Quote examples

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Is there a typo in “vetch mustard goldenrod alfa”?

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“Give me land, and land-folk; the sea in its bed, and I in mine.” — Vetch, aWoEs -- There's something to be said for staying home.

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Thus to Ged, who had lost faith in himself, Vetch had given him that gift that only a friend can give, the proof of unshaken, unshakeable trust.” Agreed with the comments that point out this 'article'/post is not exceptionally well written.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vetch in a sentence?

It is leguminous and does the same thing as fava and vetch do as short term cover crops.

What does vetch mean?

Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.

What part of speech is vetch?

vetch is commonly used as noun.