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Meaning of "vetch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VETCH

Fecche, from Old French veche, from Latin vicia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VETCH

vetch  [vɛtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VETCH

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Vetch is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VETCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vetch

Vicia

Vicia is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants commonly known as vetches. It is in the legume family. Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Some other genera of their subfamily Faboideae also have names containing "vetch", for example the vetchlings or the milk-vetches. The broad bean is sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Faba; although not often used today, it is of historical importance in plant taxonomy as the namesake of the order Fabales, the Fabaceae and the Faboideae. The tribe Vicieae in which the vetches are placed is named after the genus' current name. Among the closest living relatives of vetches are the lentils and the true peas.

Definition of vetch in the English dictionary

The first definition of vetch in the dictionary is any of various climbing leguminous plants of the temperate genus Vicia, esp V. sativa, having pinnate leaves, typically blue or purple flowers, and tendrils on the stems. Other definition of vetch is any of various similar and related plants, such as Lathyrus sativus, cultivated in parts of Europe, and the kidney vetch. Vetch is also the beanlike fruit of any of these plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VETCH


cosech
ˈkəʊsɛtʃ
Dolmetsch
ˈdɒlmɛtʃ
etch
ɛtʃ
fetch
fɛtʃ
fletch
flɛtʃ
ketch
kɛtʃ
kvetch
kvɛtʃ
lech
lɛtʃ
letch
lɛtʃ
outstretch
ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ
overstretch
ˌəʊvəˈstrɛtʃ
quetch
kwɛtʃ
quetsch
kwɛtʃ
resketch
riːˈskɛtʃ
retch
rɛtʃ
sketch
skɛtʃ
spetch
spɛtʃ
stretch
strɛtʃ
wretch
rɛtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VETCH

vet
vet.
vetchling
vetchy
veteran
veteran car
Veterans Administration
Veterans Day
veterinarian
veterinary
veterinary medicine
veterinary science
veterinary surgeon
vetiver
vetivert
vetkoek
veto
veto message
vetoer
vetoless

WORDS THAT END LIKE VETCH

at a stretch
back stretch
character sketch
crown vetch
home stretch
homescreetch
Jack Ketch
kidney vetch
milk vetch
restretch
thumbnail sketch

Synonyms and antonyms of vetch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vetch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VETCH

Find out the translation of vetch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vetch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vetch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野豌豆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veza
570 millions of speakers

English

vetch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ervilhaca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vesce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vetch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wicke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベッチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야생 완두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vetch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thứ giả đậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vetch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चपळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burçak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măzăriche
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βίκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wieke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vicker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vetch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vetch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VETCH»

The term «vetch» is regularly used and occupies the 101.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VETCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vetch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vetch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vetch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VETCH»

Discover the use of vetch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vetch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farmers' Bulletin
In the Southern States, smooth vetch makes somewhat more growth than hair? vetch during the winter months and is hardy throughout that region. It is well adapted to the Cotton Belt as a winter green- manure and forage plant. Seed is grown ...
‎1968
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A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America
Habitat Introduced from Europe as a legume for pasture improvement and as a cover crop, hairy or woolly vetch has become an established weed in many areas of North America, especially along roadsides, waste areas, and in croplands.
Anthony P. Knight, Richard G. Walter, 2001
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Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: Crops
The Alabama Station found that a successful crop of spring vetch stocked the soil with the proper root tubercles for hairy vetch. Stolley's vetch (Vicia Leavenworthii) is a promising annual legume that grows wild in central and western Texas.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1911
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Cover Cropping in Vineyards: A Grower's Handbook
Common vetch produces less growth during the winter and less total biomass during the season (Miller et al. 1989). Some grape growers prefer this slower growth because the vetch will not climb vines as readily; however, the vetch may be ...
Chuck A. Ingels, University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1998
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Cow peas, soy beans and winter vetch
175 for spring seeding and a similar mixture of wheat or rye with the vetch for fall seeding have proved to be successful combinations for soiling and hay. Our observation leads us to recommend the use ofwinter wheat instead of rye for fall ...
James DeLoss Towar, 1902
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Corn earworm as an enemy of vetch
In many cases during recent invasions of the corn earworm, the infestation started in hairy vetch and spread thence to young corn, cotton, and alfalfa. Growers who have suffered from invasions of this pest have hesitated about continuing to ...
Philip Luginbill, Adolph Harvey Beyer, 1921
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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
The Dalles — » The Dalles milk-vetch milk-vetch, threadstalk — » threadstalk milk-vetch milk-vetch, timber — » timber ... tundra milk-vetch milk-vetch, Weiser — » Weiser milk-vetch milk-vetch, woollypod — » woollypod milk-vetch milkweed, ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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The Quality of Clover and Vetch Seed Found in Maryland ...
Inore important vetches present were: spring or bird vetch, Vicia sativa; mottled. seeded narrow.leaved or common vetch, Vicia angustifolia; and black.eeded narrow.leaved vetch, Vicia angustifolio, variety (?). For conveniense these names are ...
Philip Smith, 1914
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A short description of the plans of Captain James Vetch for ...
AN EXPOSITION OF CAPTAIN VETCH'S PLAN FOR THE SEWERAGE OF THE METROPOLIS. Before describing Captain Vetch's plan for the sewerage of the metropolis, it will be well briefly to enunciate the nature of the problem of urban ...
Lewis Dunbar B. Gordon, 1851
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The poisonous properties of the two-grooved milk vetch ...
""a W '2 'IE ;f The Poisonous Properties of the Two-Grooved Milk Vetch ( Astragalus bisulcatus) PART I. CHEMICAL. BY 0. A. BEATH. INTRODUCTION. - ' A brief account of the two-grooved milk vetch (Astragalus bisulcatus) is put in the form of ...
Orville Andrew Beath, E. H. Lehnert, Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VETCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vetch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vetch hero James Thomas immortalised in song
Twelve years on from the pressure cooker atmosphere of a final game of the season at Vetch Field in which his hat trick, including a sublime chip from 25 yards, ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Watchdog Q&A: Wisconsin DOT no longer uses crown vetch
Q: As I drive on I-41 through Neenah, I can smell the sweet aroma of crown vetch. Does it grow naturally along the highway embankments, or was it planted by ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
3
HEADS UP COLUMN: Can we have a monument to Swansea City at …
England's Kevin Keegan, Bryan Robson and Sir Stanley Matthews all turned out at the Vetch, along with a player who should feature across town at the Liberty ... «South Wales Evening Post, May 15»
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Vetch masterplan review approved, with plans for care home at …
Sandfields residents and members of the Sandfields Community Association in front of the centre circle of the Vetch Field against the proposal of building homes ... «South Wales Evening Post, May 15»
5
When time was called on iconic football ground, The Vetch
SOME took seats, others dug up parts of the pitch. And there were those who walked off with gates. There wasn't much left of Vetch Field after the old ground ... «South Wales Evening Post, May 15»
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Vetch Field remembered - 10 years on
Yet on 11 May, 2005, they were celebrating promotion with the team playing its last game at the Vetch Field - a decrepit old stadium in the shadow of Swansea ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
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Read Gareth Vincent's match report from Swansea City's last league …
A decade after Swansea City's memorable last league game at the Vetch, read Gareth Vincent's Evening Post match report from May 2, 2005. «South Wales Evening Post, Apr 15»
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Ten years on: Ex-Swansea City star Adrian Forbes on last Vetch
"It's a bit sad," says Forbes, the scorer of the last ever league goal at Vetch Field, "but they are all blown up and on the wall at home, and there is one on my ... «South Wales Evening Post, Apr 15»
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10 years on from Swansea City's Vetch... A proper football ground at …
Yet, when it had been a part of weekly life for so many for so long, a decade is nothing when recalling the final days of Vetch Field. Deep down, there will not be ... «WalesOnline, Apr 15»
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Spring vetch adds a touch of purple now
The spring vetch, or vetchling, as it is also known, is a superb garden flower for early colour. It is looking just a picture at the moment. This is a small-scale ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»

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