crown vetch

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noun

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.

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Also called axseed.

Origin of crown vetch

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby crown vetch

crown quarto, crown roast, crown rot, crown rust, crown saw, crown vetch, crown wart, crown wheel, crownwork, crow over, crow-pheasant

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How to use crown vetch in a sentence

Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
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It had a wide brim and a tall crown, which created an insulated pocket of air and could also be used to carry water.
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At 3:45 am Sunday police arrested 29 year-old Eric Linsker at his apartment in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.
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As I size up the scene, Jack White now wears the crown … and he wears it well.
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Court painter to the Spanish Crown, he is perhaps best known for his harrowing Disasters of War series.
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As an M.P. you are duly qualified to accept any appointment under the Crown when the Government ask you.
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While still very young his head was shaved, except a little round spot on the very crown.
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The King arrived in Naples bent on maintaining his crown and on allowing no interference from the Emperor.
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Its culture in these kingdoms as well as by their colonies brought to the crown enormous revenues.
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It may be added that they start with the most dignified part of this crown of creation, viz., the human head.
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British Dictionary definitions for crown vetch

crown vetch

noun

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

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