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vetch⋅ling

  [vech-ling]
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–noun
any of several slender, climbing plants belonging to the genus Lathyrus, of the legume family, similar to the vetch but having a winged or angular stem, as L. palustris, of North America.
Origin:
1570–80; vetch + -ling 1
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vetch·ling   (věch'lĭng)   
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, having pinnately compound leaves, slender tendrils, and variously colored flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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