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vetch·ling  (vchlng)

n.

Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, having pinnately compound leaves, slender tendrils, and variously colored flowers.

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vetchling [ˈvɛtʃlɪŋ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various leguminous tendril-climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus, esp L. pratensis (meadow vetchling), mainly of N temperate regions, having winged or angled stems and showy flowers See also sweet pea

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vetchling - any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus - genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea black pea, Lathyrus niger - perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying grass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia - annual European vetch with red flowers grass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus - European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere Lathyrus vernus, spring vetchling, spring vetch - bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface