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Vicia

Vicia

9.9
A group of plants in the pea family that are often grown for animal food
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪʃə/
  • Specialized
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  • The Vicia plant is known for its climbing ability.

Examples

  • Some varieties of Vicia can fix nitrogen in the soil, benefiting other plants.

  • The species within Vicia are important as fodder crops for livestock.

  • Botanists are studying the genetic diversity in Vicia to improve agricultural yields.

  • Are you familiar with Vicia species?

  • The farmer planted Vicia seeds in the field to improve soil fertility.

  • We saw beautiful flowers from the Vicia genus along the hiking trail.

  • The garden features various legumes, including Vicia, which attract beneficial insects.

Synonyms

vetch
vsVicia
  • Specialized
1 9.7

A climbing plant like a pea with small flowers used to feed animals and improve soil

is the scientific genus name used in botany rather than the common name

Compounds

Vicia orobus
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for more than one year, grows in European grasslands, and can poison farm animals

Vicia sativa
  • Specialized
8.4

A climbing plant like a pea that farmers grow for animal food and to improve soil

Vicia cracca
  • Specialized
9.6

A common climbing plant that lives many years and has purple flower clusters

Surface Forms

Vicia singular
Vicias plural

Etymology

Vicia comes from the Latin word vicia, which meant 'vetch', a pea-like plant. So, scientists used that old name for this group of legume plants, and that is why Vicia is the modern name for the vetch genus.