Definitions for "Vetch"
Keywords:  vicia, genus, valuable, sativa, fodder
Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is Vicia sativa.
any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
Keywords:  manure, legume, crop, green, ground
legume used primarily as a ground cover or as a green manure crop. See Also: cover. green manure. legume.