Vicia cracca


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Noun1.Vicia cracca - common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowersVicia cracca - common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
bird vetch, Calnada pea, tufted vetch
vetch - any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
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Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) was used as a fodder plant in South Uist, and it was believed a cow that ate it would 'take the bull' more easily - and earlier in the season.
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