deervetch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. New World legumes in genera in tribe Loteae, family Fabaceae.
  2. Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
  3. Lotus gen. et spp.
  4. Acmispon spp.
  5. Hosackia spp.

Word forms

deervetch deervetches

Etymology

From deer + vetch.

Synonyms

Virginia jointvetch jointvetch birdsfoot trefoil

Derived words

big deervetch bird's-foot deervetch common deervetch desert deervetch foothill deervetch rush deervetch shrubby deervetch Wright's deervetch
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