deervetch

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noun

Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.

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Virginia jointvetchjointvetchbirdsfoot trefoil
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Meanings

noundeervetch (plural deervetches)

plural deervetches

  1. New World legumes in genera in tribe Loteae, family Fabaceae.
    1. USAeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.

      Synonyms: Virginia jointvetch, jointvetch

    2. USLotus gen. et spp.

      Synonyms: birdsfoot trefoil

    3. USAcmispon spp.
    4. USHosackia spp.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.

Similar
Virginia jointvetchjointvetch

nounLotus gen. et spp.

Similar
birdsfoot trefoil
Also see
deerweed

Origin

From deer + vetch.

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APA

deervetch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deervetch

MLA

“deervetch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deervetch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deervetch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deervetch.

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