chickpea, garbanzo
(noun) large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum
(noun) Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
chickpea, garbanzo
(noun) the seed of the chickpea plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chickpea (plural chickpeas)
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo bean
• peachick
Source: Wiktionary
Chick"-pea`, n. Etym: [See Chich.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the sounth of Europe; the chick; the dwarf pea; the gram.
2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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