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Vicia Orobus
Bitter Bit"ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.

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- which may be climbing or bushy. This genus has numerous sections, including Orobus, which was once a separate genus. The genus has numerous synonyms, including...
- and land reclamation. V. orobus flowers from May to July and is pollinated by bees. Many species are ****ociated with V. orobus in Great Britain, including...
- RHS: 9867 Tropicos: 13073799 WFO: wfo-0000213830 Orobus vernus Wikidata: Q21876034 Wikispecies: Orobus vernus CoL: 74W7D EUNIS: 170965 GBIF: 2962658 GRIN:...
- Smekalova Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus Smekalova Lathyrus sativus var. violascens Smekalova Orobus bimarginatus Stokes Pisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause...
- Hook.) – giant vetch Vicia onobrychioides L. Vicia oroboides Wulfen Vicia orobus DC. – upright vetch, wood bitter-vetch Vicia palaestina Boiss. Vicia pannonica...
- data from GBIF Synonyms Abrus maculatus Noronha Abrus pauciflorus Desv. Glycine abrus L. Orobus americ**** Mill. Zaga latifolia Raf. Zaga parvifolia Raf....
- bitter vetch is also sometimes used for Vicia ervilia and also for Vicia orobus. The tubers of Lathyrus linifolius were formerly used as an appetite suppressant...
- esculenta Moench (1794), nom. superfl. Lens lens (L.) Huth (1893), not validly publ. Lentilla lens (L.) W.Wight (1912) Orobus lens (L.) Stokes (1812)...
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501598-1 RHS: 93959 Tropicos: 13043935 WFO: wfo-0000163786 Orobus aureus Wikidata: Q39152513 CoL: 7587Q EUNIS: 171295 GRIN: 314524 IPNI: 510903-1...
- ervil, an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean region. Vicia orobus, called wood-bitter vetch, a legume found in Atlantic areas of Europe. Lathyrus...