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kidney vetch

noun

  1. an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.


kidney vetch

noun

  1. a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers Also calledladies' fingers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kidney vetch1

First recorded in 1700–10

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