vetchling

/ˈvɛtʃlɪŋ/

Definitions of vetchling

1. noun

   any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
   types:

   Lathyrus niger, black pea

   perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying

   Lathyrus nissolia, grass vetch, grass vetchling

   annual European vetch with red flowers

   Indian pea, Lathyrus sativus, grass pea, khesari

   European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere

   Lathyrus vernus, spring vetch, spring vetchling

   bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface