Definition of Chickpea

1. Noun. The seed of the chickpea plant.

Exact synonyms: Garbanzo
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Chickpea Plant, Cicer Arietinum, Egyptian Pea

2. Noun. Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds.
Exact synonyms: Chickpea Plant, Cicer Arietinum, Egyptian Pea
Terms within: Garbanzo, Garbanzo
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant

3. Noun. Large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried.
Exact synonyms: Garbanzo
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Chickpea Plant, Cicer Arietinum, Egyptian Pea

Definition of Chickpea

1. n. A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram.

Definition of Chickpea

1. an Asian herb [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chickpea

chicken salad
chicken sandwich
chicken scratch
chicken snake
chicken soup
chicken stew
chicken stock
chicken taco
chicken Tetrazzini
chicken wing
chicken wire
chicken yard
chickeree
chickories
chickory
chickpea (current term)
chickpeas
chickpea plant
chicks
chickweed
chickweeds
chickweed phlox
chick heart fibroblast
chick nutritional dermatosis
chicle
chicle
chiclero ulcer
chicles
chicle gum
chicly

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