noun
European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
• Syn: ↑hairy tare, ↑Vicia villosa
• Hypernyms: ↑tare
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vicia, ↑genus Vicia
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noun or hairy tare : a European vetch (Vicia villosa) extensively cultivated as a cover and early forage crop
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a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop. Also called winter vetch.
[1900-05]
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hairy vetch,
a vetch that can withstand very cold winters, grown widely in the United States and in Europe to produce green manure.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.