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bitter vetches

bitter vetches is the plural of bitter vetch.

Meaning of bitter vetch

Noun

bitter vetch (usually uncountable, plural bitter vetches)

  1. (usually) A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.
    Synonyms:
    ervil, blister vetch
  2. (usually) A heath pea (Lathyrus linifolius)

Questions about bitter vetches

What is bitter vetches the plural of?
Bitter vetches is the plural of bitter vetch.

Words near bitter vetches in the dictionary

  1. bitter roots
  2. bitter rot
  3. bitter spar
  4. bitter tomato
  5. bitter vetch
  6. bitter vetches
  7. bitter willow
  8. bitter-cress
  9. bitter-ender
  10. bitter-enders
  11. bitter-root

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