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vetchling

vetchling noun: any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus.

vetchling: any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus
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Noun

vetchling (plural vetchlings)

  1. Any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus.
    1. (especially) Lathyrus pratensis.

Forms of vetchling

pluralvetchlings

Origin of vetchling

From vetch (“leguminous plant of genus Vicia”) + -ling.

Words formed from vetchling

Questions about vetchling

What does vetchling mean?
Vetchling means any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus.
What part of speech is vetchling?
Vetchling is a noun.
What is the plural of vetchling?
The plural of vetchling is vetchlings.

Words near vetchling in the dictionary

  1. vetalas
  2. vetative
  3. vetatives
  4. vetch
  5. vetches
  6. vetchling
  7. vetchlings
  8. vetchy
  9. veteran
  10. veteran car
  11. veteran cars

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