crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.)

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• crown vetch — crown′ vetch n. pln an Old World low plant, Coronilla varia, of the legume family, naturalized in the NE U.S. and planted as a ground cover …   From formal English to slang

• crown vetch — n. a European plant (Coronilla varia) of the pea family, with pink and white flowers: sometimes cultivated in the U.S. as a ground cover, esp. along highways …   English World dictionary

• crown vetch — noun European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink and white flowers and sharp angled pods • Syn: ↑axseed, ↑Coronilla varia • Hypernyms: ↑coronilla • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Coronilla * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• crown vetch — a plant, Coronilla varia, of the legume family, native to the Old World, having clusters of pink flowers and used to prevent erosion on banked roadsides. Also called axseed. [1895 1900] * * * Vigorous trailing legume (Coronilla varia), native to… …   Universalium

• crown-vetch — dvispalvis raženis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Securigera varia), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Securigera varia angl. axseed; crown vetch; trailing crown vetch vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• Coronilla varia — noun European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink and white flowers and sharp angled pods • Syn: ↑axseed, ↑crown vetch • Hypernyms: ↑coronilla • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Coronilla …   Useful english dictionary

• crown vetch — noun Date: circa 1900 a Eurasian herb (Coronilla varia) of the legume family that is naturalized in the eastern United States and has umbels of pink and white flowers and sharp angled pods …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coronilla — noun any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑axseed, ↑crown vetch, ↑Coronilla varia • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• trailing crown-vetch — dvispalvis raženis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Securigera varia), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Securigera varia angl. axseed; crown vetch; trailing crown vetch vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• genus Coronilla — noun genus of Old World shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae • Member Meronyms: ↑coronilla, ↑axseed, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Coronilla — This article is about a genus of legumes. For the genus of spiders, see Coronilla (spider). Coronilla Coronilla minima Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia