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