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legume vs vetch

vetch vs legume

legume and vetch both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legume Yes No No No
vetch Yes No No No
As nouns, vetch is a hyponym of legume; that is, vetch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legume:
  • legume: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
  • vetch: any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
legume (noun) vetch (noun)
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
Difference between legume and vetch

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