kidney vetch

noun

A medicinal plant, of species Anthyllis vulneraria, in the pea family.

Similar
woundwortAnthyllis vulneraria

Meanings

nounkidney vetch (plural kidney vetches)

plural kidney vetches

  1. A medicinal plant, of species Anthyllis vulneraria, in the pea family.

    Synonyms: woundwort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medicinal plant, of species Anthyllis vulneraria, in the pea family.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders

Similar
Anthyllis vulneraria
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian раменка, раменик
  • раменка (ramenka)Anthyllis vulneraria
  • раменик (ramenik)Anthyllis vulneraria
Catalan vulnerària
  • vulneràriaAnthyllis vulneraria
Dutch wondklaver
  • wondklaverAnthyllis vulneraria
Finnish masmalo
  • masmaloAnthyllis vulneraria
French anthyllide
  • anthyllideAnthyllis vulneraria
German Wundklee
  • WundkleeAnthyllis vulneraria
Italian vulneraria
  • vulnerariaAnthyllis vulneraria
Polish przelot
  • przelotAnthyllis vulneraria
Romanian vătămătoare
  • vătămătoareAnthyllis vulneraria
Slovak bôľhoj lekársky
  • bôľhoj lekárskyAnthyllis vulneraria
Swedish getväppling
  • getväpplingAnthyllis vulneraria
Welsh plucan
  • plucanAnthyllis vulneraria
Cite this entry
APA

kidney vetch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidney%20vetch

MLA

“kidney vetch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidney%20vetch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kidney vetch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kidney%20vetch.

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