vetchling

vetch·ling

V0078900 (vĕch′lĭng)n. Any of several herbs of the genus Lathyrus of the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, slender tendrils, and variously colored flowers.

vetchling

(ˈvɛtʃlɪŋ) n (Plants) any of various leguminous tendril-climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus, esp L. pratensis (meadow vetchling), mainly of N temperate regions, having winged or angled stems and showy flowers. See also sweet pea

vetch•ling

(ˈvɛtʃ lɪŋ)

n. any of various plants of the genus Lathyrus, of the legume family, similar to the vetch. [1570–80]

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vetchling - any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrilsgenus Lathyrus, Lathyrus - genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild peablack pea, Lathyrus niger - perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in dryinggrass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia - annual European vetch with red flowersgrass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus - European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhereLathyrus vernus, spring vetchling, spring vetch - bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowersvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface