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deervetch

deervetch noun: aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.

Noun

deervetch (plural deervetches)

  1. (US) Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
    Synonyms:
    Virginia jointvetch, jointvetch
  2. (US) Lotus gen. et spp.
  3. (US) Acmispon spp.
  4. (US) Hosackia spp.

Synonyms of deervetch

Forms of deervetch

pluraldeervetches

Origin of deervetch

From deer + vetch.

Words formed from deervetch

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

Questions about deervetch

What does deervetch mean?
Deervetch means aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
What part of speech is deervetch?
Deervetch is a noun.
What is the plural of deervetch?
The plural of deervetch is deervetches.

Words near deervetch in the dictionary

  1. deerstealers
  2. deertaur
  3. deertoe
  4. deertoes
  5. deertongue
  6. deervetch
  7. deervetches
  8. deerweed
  9. deerweeds
  10. deerwood
  11. deerwoods

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