spring vetch

Questions about spring vetch

What does spring vetch mean?

spring vetch means "herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for spring vetch?

Close synonyms include Vicia sativa, spring vetchling, Lathyrus vernus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spring vetch a common word?

spring vetch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.