ervil

[ ur-vil ]

/ ˈɜr vɪl /

noun

a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.

Nearby words

eruption, eruptive, eruptive xanthoma, eruv, erv, ervil, ervin, ervin, samuel james, ervine, erving, erving, julius

Origin of ervil

1545–55; < Latin ervilia, akin to ervum bitter vetch; probably of non-IE orig.

Also called ers.

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