deervetch

English

Alternative forms

deer vetch, deer-vetch

Etymology

deer +‎ vetch

Noun

deervetch (plural deervetches) (US)

New World legumes in genera in tribe Loteae, family Fabaceae.
1. Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
  Synonyms: Virginia jointvetch, jointvetch
2. Lotus gen. et spp.
  Synonym: birdsfoot trefoil
3. Acmispon
4. Hosackia

Derived terms

big deervetch (Hosackia crassifolia, syn. Lotus crassifolius)
bird's-foot deervetch (Lotus corniculatus)
common deervetch (Acmispon glaber)
desert deervetch (Acmispon parviflorus, syn. Lotus micranthus)
foothill deervetch (Acmispon brachycarpus, syn. Lotus humistratus)
rush deervetch (Acmispon junceus, syn. Syrmatium junceum)
shrubby deervetch (Ottleya rigida, syn. Lotus rigidus)
Wright's deervetch (Ottleya wrightii, syn. Lotus wrightii)

References

“deervetch”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
deervetch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
deervetch at USDA Plants database

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