[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chick-pea \chick"-pea`\ -p=e`, n. see chich.
   1. bot. a small leguminous plant cicer arietinum of
      asia, africa, and the south of europe; the chich; the
      dwarf pea; the gram.
      1913 webster

   2. its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when
      roasted parched pulse, as food for travelers in the
      eastern deserts.
      1913 webster
see also:
chich cicer arietinum 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chickpea
     n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant syn: garbanzo
     2: asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
        edible seeds syn: chickpea plant, egyptian pea, cicer
        arietinum
     3: large white roundish asiatic legume; usually dried syn: garbanzo
see also:
garbanzo chickpea plant egyptian pea cicer arietinum 

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