Lathyrus pratensis shine sunan kimiyya na nau'in tsiro da aka fi sani da "Meadow vetchling" ko "meadow pea." Ita ce furen furen da ke cikin dangin Fabaceae, wanda kuma aka sani da dangin legume ko dangin fis. "Lathyrus" wani nau'in tsire-tsire ne wanda ya hada da nau'in tsire-tsire masu yawa na shekara-shekara ko na shekara-shekara, kuma "pratensis" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin "na makiyaya," wanda ke nufin wurin zama inda aka fi samun wannan shuka.Ma'anar ƙamus na Lathyrus pratensis zai zama wani abu kamar: "Nau'in tsire-tsire na furen na dangin Fabaceae, wanda aka fi sani da Meadow vetchling ko meadow pea, yawanci ana samuwa a cikin wuraren zama na makiyaya."