"sweetvetch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sweetvetches [plural]
Etymology: sweet + vetch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sweet|vetch}} sweet + vetch Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweetvetch (plural sweetvetches)
  1. Any of the flowering plants of genus Hedysarum. Wikipedia link: Hedysarum Categories (lifeform): Legumes Derived forms: Mountain sweetvetch, sulla sweetvetch, Utah sweetvech, western sweetvetch, yellow sweetvetch Related terms: indian potato Translations (plant of the genus Hedysarum): nätkin (Finnish)

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