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vetchMain Entry: vetch Pronunciation: \ˈvech\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English fecche, veche, from Middle French dial. (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 some grown for fodder and green manure — compare crown vetch, hairy vetch, milk vetch
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