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slender vetch

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Definition of slender vetch

: a Eurasian vetch (Vicia tetrasperma) with blue or purple flowers that is naturalized in eastern North America

— called also lentil tare

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“Slender vetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slender%20vetch. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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