Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 9 compound words that contain vetch. The most common are listed below. Open vetch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- chickling vetchA plant with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas of the species Lathyrus sativus, used as a famine food but causing lathyrism if eaten in large amounts or over a long time.
- bitter vetchA plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.
- horseshoe vetchHippocrepis genus and any species in it
- kidney vetchA medicinal plant, of species Anthyllis vulneraria, in the pea family.
- cow vetchA plant of species Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia.
- bush vetchA leguminous climing plant with lilac or blue flowers that grows in hedgerows, grasslands and roadsides; Vicia sepium.
- wood vetchVicia sylvatica, an herbaceous plant found from Western Europe to Siberia.
- American vetchThe plant Vicia americana.
- hairy vetchSynonym of hairy tare: Vicia hirsuta, a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
- Hungarian vetchA vetch of species Vicia pannonica.
- lentil vetchSynonym of smooth tare: Vicia tetrasperma, a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
- milk-vetchAlternative spelling of milkvetch: Any member of most species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.
- purple vetchSynonym of American vetch: The plant Vicia americana.
- slender vetchVicia parviflora, a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae.
- smooth vetchSynonym of smooth tare: Vicia tetrasperma, a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
- sparrow vetchSynonym of smooth tare: Vicia tetrasperma, a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
- tiny vetchSynonym of hairy tare: Vicia hirsuta, a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
- horse-shoe vetchAlternative spelling of horseshoe vetch: Hippocrepis genus and any species in it
- chichling vetchArchaic spelling of chickling vetch: A plant with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas of the species Lathyrus sativus, used as a famine food but causing lathyrism if eaten in large amounts or over a long time.
Compound words 9
- milkvetchAny member of most species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.
- crownvetchA crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an invasive weed.
- deervetchNew World legumes in genera in tribe Loteae, family Fabaceae.
- sweetvetchAny of the flowering plants of genus Hedysarum.
- vetchyConsisting of, abounding in, or resembling, vetches.
- poisonvetchAny of various poisonous plants of the genus Astragalus.
- vetchlingAny of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus.
- jointvetchAny of the flowering plants of the genus Aeschynomene.
- pointvetchAny plant of the genus Oxytropis.