crown vetch

noun

1. 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.

crown vetch

noun

1. a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant Also called (US)axseedˈæksiːd

Word History and Origins

Origin of crown vetch¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The fragmented forest is covered by meadow foxtail, white and red clover, and crown vetch - vestiges of an agricultural past.

From Washington Times