Deervetch

/ˈdɪr.vetʃ/ noun

Definition

A climbing plant of the legume family with attractive flowers, sometimes grown as an ornamental or found in wild areas.

Etymology

Compound of 'deer' and 'vetch' (from Old English 'fæcce' through Latin 'vicia'). The name likely references that deer browse on the plant or that it resembles plants deer eat.

Kelly Says

Deervetch and similar plants are part of the legume family's superpower—they partner with soil bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air, essentially creating their own fertilizer, which is why deer and other animals seek them out.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም እንቁላል
se-lam en-ku-lal
ARالعربية
قمح الغزال
qamḥ al-ghuzāl
BNবাংলা
হরিণের ফুল
hari-ner ful
CACatalà
trevol de cervi
tre-vol deh ser-vee
CSČeština
jelení plevel
je-le-ni p-le-vel
DADansk
hjortkløver
hjor-t-kloe-ver
DEDeutsch
Hirschklee
hirschklee
ELΕλληνικά
κλήμα του ελαφιού
kle-ma too eh-la-fee-oo
ESEspañol
alfalfa de ciervo
al-fal-fa deh ser-vyo
FAفارسی
نبات خرگوش
na-bat khor-goosh
FISuomi
hirvenkukka
hir-ven-kukka
FRFrançais
tréfle du cerf
treh-fuh doo serf
GUGU
શિકાળી
shi-ka-lee
HAHA
gona
go-na
HEעברית
עשבת צאן
es-savt tzan
HIहिन्दी
हिरण के फूल
heerān ke phool
HUMagyar
szarvaskő
shar-vas-koh
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput rusa
rumput ru-sa
IGIG
ọ̀fọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
oh-foh eh-roh
ITItaliano
erica cervina
eh-ree-kah ser-vee-nah
JA日本語
シカのクローバー
shika no kurobā
KKKK
қойдың жапырағы
qo-yin jap-y-ra-gi
KMKM
ក្លិនអាស្រ័យ
khlin a-sr-ay
KO한국어
사슴 콩
sasumem kong
MRMR
हिरव्याची फुल
hi-rav-ya-chee fool
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput rusa
rum-put ru-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြေကြီး
kya-u-k-m-ye-k-yee
NLNederlands
hertenkruid
her-ten-kroot
NONorsk
hjortkløver
hjor-t-kloe-ver
PAPA
鹿-ਪੌ
lak-paw
PLPolski
kłócik jeleniowy
kwo-tsek je-len-io-vee
PTPortuguês
trevo-de-veado
treh-vo-deh-veh-ah-doh
RORomână
trifoi de cerb
tri-foi deh serb
RUРусский
оленьий клевер
olen'iy klyever
SVSvenska
hjortklöver
hjor-t-kloe-ver
SWKiswahili
mmea ya kulungu
m-m-ea ya ku-lun-gu
TAதமிழ்
யானை மொட்டை
ya-na-i mo-tta-i
TEతెలుగు
ఎలుక పూలు
el-uka poo-lu
THไทย
หญ้าแพะ
ya pae
TLTL
damo
dah-moh
TRTürkçe
geyiği yonca
geh-yee-jee yon-cha
UKУкраїнська
оленячий клевер
olen'yachy klyever
URاردو
ہرن کا پودا
har-n ka po-da
VITiếng Việt
hoa cừu
hoa choo
YOYO
ọ̀fọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
oh-foh eh-roh
ZH中文
鹿豆蔻
lù dòu kòu
ZUZU
umthi wakudala
oom-thee wa-koo-dah-la

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