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ervil

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[ur-vil] / ˈɜr vɪl /

noun

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


Etymology

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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