[vech] 
,| 1. | any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, esp. V. sativa (spring vetch), cultivated for forage and soil improvement. |
| 2. | any of various allied plants, as Lathyrus sativus, of Europe, cultivated for their edible seeds and for forage. |
| 3. | the beanlike seed or fruit of any such plant. |
| vetch (věch) n. Any of various herbs of the genus Vicia, having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small, variously colored flowers. [Middle English vetche, from Old North French veche, from Latin vicia; see weik-2 in Indo-European roots.] |