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vetch
noun[ C or U ]
uk /vetʃ/ us /vetʃ/
a type of plant with long blue, purple, or white flowers that is related to peas and beans. Some kinds are used for animal food:
Over the winter, the farmers grow hairy vetch and then mow it in the spring.
The turf was thick with orchids and vetches.
Vetches are very quick growing and make good green manure.
The verge was carpeted with wildflowers, including the miniature purple bell shapes of the lovely goat vetch.
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