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cow vetch

cow vetch noun: a plant of species Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia.

cow vetch: a plant of species Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia
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Noun

cow vetch (countable and uncountable, plural cow vetches)

  1. A plant of species Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia.
    Synonyms:
    tufted vetch, bird vetch, boreal vetch

Synonyms of cow vetch

  • tufted vetch
  • bird vetch
  • boreal vetch

Forms of cow vetch

pluralcow vetches

Questions about cow vetch

What does cow vetch mean?
Cow vetch means a plant of species Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia.
What part of speech is cow vetch?
Cow vetch is a noun.
What is the plural of cow vetch?
The plural of cow vetch is cow vetches.

Words near cow vetch in the dictionary

  1. cow tipping
  2. cow town
  3. cow towns
  4. cow tree
  5. cow trees
  6. cow vetch
  7. cow vetches
  8. cow weed
  9. cow weeds
  10. cow's grass
  11. cow's grease

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