Vetch — Vetch, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.) Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {Vicia sativa}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
FODDER — (Heb. מִסְפּוֹא, mispo, AV, JPS, provender ), most often mentioned together with teven ( chaff, AV, JPS, straw ) as feed for camels and asses (Gen. 24:25; 43:24; Judg. 19:19). Teven, which was the most important food of domestic animals, was made … Encyclopedia of Judaism
vetch — [vech] n. [ME feche, veche < NormFr veche < L vicia, vetch < IE * weik (< base * wei , to bend > WEAK)] any of a number of leafy, climbing or trailing plants (esp. genus Vicia) of the pea family, grown chiefly for fodder and as a… … English World dictionary
vetch — ► NOUN ▪ a leguminous plant with purple, pink, or yellow flowers, cultivated for silage or fodder. ORIGIN Old French veche, from Latin vicia … English terms dictionary
vetch — vetchlike, adj. /vech/, n. 1. any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, esp. V. sativa (spring vetch), cultivated for forage and … Universalium
vetch — noun Etymology: Middle English fecche, veche, from Middle French dialect (Norman & Picard) veche, from Latin vicia; perhaps akin to Latin vincire to bind Date: 14th century any of a genus (Vicia) of herbaceous twining leguminous plants including… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vetch — noun a leguminous plant with purple, pink, or yellow flowers, some kinds of which are cultivated for silage or fodder. [Vicia sativa and other species.] Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. veche, from L. vicia … English new terms dictionary
vetch — n. any plant of the genus Vicia, esp. V. sativa, largely used for silage or fodder. Derivatives: vetchy adj. Etymology: ME f. AF & ONF veche f. L vicia … Useful english dictionary
Russian vetch — ruginis vikis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Vicia villosa), paplitęs Sibire ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vicia villosa angl. fodder vetch; hairy vetch; Russian vetch; sand vetch; winter vetch vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
hairy vetch — ruginis vikis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Vicia villosa), paplitęs Sibire ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vicia villosa angl. fodder vetch; hairy vetch; Russian vetch; sand vetch; winter vetch vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
