BIT'TERVETCH, noun [bitter and vetch.] A species of Ervum, or lentil, cultivated for fodder. 1. A genus of plants, known by the generic name Orobus, remarkable for their beautiful papilionaceous flowers. The tubercles of one species are in great esteem among the Highlanders of Scotland, who chew them, when dry, to give a better relish to their liquors.
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