Meanings
nounhorseshoe vetch (plural horseshoe vetches)
plural horseshoe vetches · alternative horse-shoe vetch
- Hippocrepis genus and any species in it
- often Hippocrepis comosa (tufted horseshoe vetch)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEuropean woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints
Similar
Hippocrepis comosa
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech podkovka
- podkovkaHippocrepis
Finnish hevonpalko, nystyhevonpalko (H. comosa)
- hevonpalkoHippocrepis
- nystyhevonpalko (H. comosa)Hippocrepis
French fer à cheval, hippocrépide
- fer à chevalHippocrepis
- hippocrépideHippocrepis
German Hufeisenklee, Hufeisenkraut
- HufeisenkleeHippocrepis
- HufeisenkrautHippocrepis
- PferdehufschoteHippocrepis
Italian sferracavallo, ippocrepide
- sferracavalloHippocrepis
- ippocrepideHippocrepis
Polish konikleca
- koniklecaHippocrepis
Russian подко́вник, rarely подко́вка
- подко́вник (podkóvnik)Hippocrepis
- rarely подко́вка (podkóvka)Hippocrepis
- подко́ва (podkóva)Hippocrepis
Swedish hästskoväppling
- hästskoväpplingHippocrepis
Ukrainian підко́ва
- підко́ва (pidkóva)Hippocrepis
Cite this entry
APA
horseshoe vetch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20vetch
MLA
“horseshoe vetch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20vetch. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horseshoe vetch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20vetch.
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