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chickpea

noun
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As a noun, chickpea means an annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

Meanings of chickpea

3 meanings

noun

  1. An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

  2. A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

    “Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.”

  3. Large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually driedfood

    Similar: garbanzo

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the seed of the chickpea plant
garbanzo
noun: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or tw…
chickpea plantEgyptian peaCicer arietinum
noun: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
garbanzo

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