Meanings
nounbitter vetch (usually uncountable, plural bitter vetches)
plural bitter vetches
- uncountableusuallyA plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.
Synonyms: ervil, blister vetch
- uncountableusuallyA heath pea (Lathyrus linifolius)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.
Similar
ervilblister vetch
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ὄροβος
- ὄροβος (órobos)Vicia ervilia
Arabic كَرْسَنَّة
- كَرْسَنَّة (karsanna)Vicia ervilia
Catalan er, erb
- erVicia ervilia
- erbVicia ervilia
Finnish linssivirna, linssivirvilä
- linssivirnaVicia ervilia
- linssivirviläVicia ervilia
French ers
- ersVicia ervilia
German Linsenwicke
- LinsenwickeVicia ervilia
Italian ervo, mochi
- ervoVicia ervilia
- mochiVicia ervilia
- girloVicia ervilia
Latin ervum
- ervumVicia ervilia
Portuguese ervilha-de-pombo, órobo
- ervilha-de-pomboVicia ervilia
- óroboVicia ervilia
- geroVicia ervilia
Russian горо́шек чёткообразный
- горо́шек чёткообразный (goróšek čótkoobraznyj)Vicia ervilia
Spanish alcarceña, yero
- alcarceñaVicia ervilia
- yeroVicia ervilia
Swedish linsvicker
- linsvickerVicia ervilia
Turkish burçak, küşne
- burçakVicia ervilia
- küşneVicia ervilia
Cite this entry
APA
bitter vetch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitter%20vetch
MLA
“bitter vetch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitter%20vetch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitter vetch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitter%20vetch.
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