- chickpea plant
- nounAsiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds• Syn: ↑chickpea, ↑Egyptian pea, ↑Cicer arietinum• Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant
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chickpea plant
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chickpea — [chik′pē΄] n. [for chick pea < ME & OFr chiche < L cicer, pea] 1. a bushy annual plant (Cicer arietinum) of the pea family, with short, hairy pods containing usually two seeds; garbanzo 2. the edible seed … English World dictionary
chickpea — /chik pee /, n. 1. Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds. 2. the seeds of this plant, used extensively as a food. [1540 50; alter. of chich pea, equiv. to… … Universalium
chickpea — noun a) An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods. Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.[ … Wiktionary
chickpea — chick•pea [[t]ˈtʃɪkˌpi[/t]] n. 1) pln a plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds 2) pln chickpeas, the seeds of this plant, used as a food Also called garbanzo Etymology: 1540–50; chich pea < late ME… … From formal English to slang
chickpea — noun 1》 a round yellowish seed which is a pulse of major importance as food. 2》 the leguminous plant which bears chickpeas. [Cicer arietinum.] Origin C18 (earlier as chiche pease): from ME chiche (from OFr. chiche, cice, from L. cicer chickpea )… … English new terms dictionary
