kidney vetch


noun

an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.
Also called woundwort.

Origin of kidney vetch

First recorded in 1700–10

British Dictionary definitions for kidney vetch

kidney vetch

noun

a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers Also called: ladies' fingers