noun
- plural of vetch; climbing or trailing leguminous plants with compound leaves and typically purple, pink, or white flowers, often grown as fodder crops or found wild
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The farmer planted vetches to improve the soil’s nitrogen content.
- Wild vetches grew along the fence line in colorful clusters.
- The field was covered with vetches and other leguminous crops.
- Vetches are commonly used as cover crops between growing seasons.
- The purple flowers of the vetches attracted many bees.
- Livestock graze on vetches for their high protein content.