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crown vetch

American  

noun

  1. a plant, Coronilla varia, of the legume family, native to the Old World, having clusters of pink flowers and used to prevent erosion on banked roadsides.

crown vetch British  

noun

  1. Also called (US): axseed.  a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant

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Etymology

Origin of crown vetch

First recorded in 1895–1900

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