kidney vetch

American  

noun

1. an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.

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kidney vetch British  

noun

1. Also called: ladies' fingers.  a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers

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Etymology

Origin of kidney vetch

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

"I think she clearly is a keen botanist because pressed in a number of the pages are wild flowers," says Fiona, listing kidney vetch, cranesbill, louse wort and sow thistle, among others.

From BBC

Others were not so: the golden plumes of lady’s bedstraw, or the yellow-and-white buttons of the kidney vetch, or a tiny lemon yellow viola hiding within the tapestry.

From Washington Post

"There's also an enormous amount of diverse grassland here too such as kidney vetch, horseshoe vetch and bird's foot trefoil, which are key to the lifecycle of a butterfly," said Mr Hamer.

From BBC