ervil
[ ur-vil ]
noun
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
Origin of ervil
1First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ervilia, akin to ervum “bitter vetch”; probably of non-Indo-European origin
- Also called ers.
Words Nearby ervil
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