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Vetch vs Pea - What's the difference?

vetch | pea |

As nouns the difference between vetch and pea

is that vetch is any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds while pea is a plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.

vetch

English

(wikipedia vetch) (Vicia)

Noun

(vetches)
  • Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia , often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
  • Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.

    • Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

    * ) * kidney vetch () * milk-vetch (Astragalus ) * vetchling (''Lathyrus) * vetchy

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    pea

    English

    (wikipedia pea)

    Etymology 1

    , originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family
  • The edible seed of some of these plants
  • (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity
    • Derived terms
    * pea-brain * pea crab * pea pod * peashooter * peason * like two peas in a pod * pigeon pea * sugar pea * sweet pea
    Descendants
    * Abenaki: * Mohegan-Pequot: * Yurok:

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical)

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