tuberous vetch

1. 1.

   European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey

   Synonymsheath peaearth-nut peaearthnut peaLathyrus tuberosus

   Broadervine

   Part ofLathyrus

Questions about tuberous vetch

What does tuberous vetch mean?

tuberous vetch means "European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey".

What is another word for tuberous vetch?

Close synonyms include heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, Lathyrus tuberosus. 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 tuberous vetch a common word?

tuberous vetch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.