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vetch vs legume

legume vs vetch

vetch and legume both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vetch Yes No No No
legume Yes No No No
As nouns, legume is a hypernym of vetch; that is, legume is a word with a broader meaning than vetch:
  • 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: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of vetch include leguminous plant.
vetch (noun) legume (noun)
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 the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
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 vetch and legume

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