| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  v ch |
| NOUN: | Any of various herbs of the genus Vicia, having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small, variously colored flowers. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English vetche, from Old North French veche, from Latin vicia. See weik-2 in Appendix I.
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