vetchling (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *vetchling*:
NOUN	plant	vetchling	any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus

English > *vetchling*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils.
Member of	Lathyrus, genus Lathyrus	genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America
Narrower	black pea, Lathyrus niger	perennial of Europe and North Africa
	grass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus	European annual grown for forage
	grass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia	Annual European vetch with red flowers
	spring vetchling, spring vetch, Lathyrus vernus	bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
Broader	vine	A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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