hairy vetch

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noun

a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.

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Also called winter vetch.

Origin of hairy vetch

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby hairy vetch

hairy heart, hairy leukoplakia, hairy mole, hairy-tailed mole, hairy tongue, hairy vetch, hairy willowherb, hairy woodpecker, Haiti, Haitian, Haitian Creole

How to use hairy vetch in a sentence

His play The Hairy Ape, the agent noted, “could easily lend itself to radical propaganda.”
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, one female student told ASU News that cultivating a hairy existence was a “life-changing experience.”
Meet the Professor of Hairy Studies|Lizzie Crocker|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one mortuary, she observes the very hairy body of a dead fascist, “the nearest human thing I have ever seen to a gorilla.”
Death Became Her: Molly Lefebure’s Wartime Years of Murder and Suicide|Tim Teeman|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As The Guardian noted, Cameron Diaz was telling adorable anecdotes about forcibly grooming a hairy friend just under a year ago.
Madonna Took a Selfie of Her Hairy Armpit. So What?|Amy Zimmerman|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Express reports that Harry's cousin Zara has dubbed him "Prince Hairy" according to a royal insider quoted by the Express.
Prince Harry Ordered to Shave His Polar Beard|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This animal was something like a little boy, only, instead of clothes, he was covered with hairy fur.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The hairy animal, with the long tail, came straight for the bush behind which Squinty was hiding, and crawled through.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He had a loose hairy benignant face with a humorous but penetrating eye and the usual domelike brow.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
They bore my friends away on their hairy-naked shoulders, and I stood too shocked to say a word.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
Instead of pulling Mrs. Yoop's hair, he perched on her shoulder and smoothed her soft cheek with his hairy paw.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum