vetch
Syllabification: (vetch)
Pronunciation: /veCH/
Definition of vetch
noun
- a widely distributed scrambling herbaceous plant of the pea family that is cultivated as a silage or fodder crop. See also tare1.
- Genus Vicia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the common or ( spring) vetch (V. sativa) and purple vetch (V. americana)
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veche, from Latin vicia