CHICKPEAS

Noun

chickpeas

plural of chickpea

Anagrams

• peachicks

Source: Wiktionary


CHICKPEA

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



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