chickpea
noun
- a bushy annual plant (Cicer arietinum) of the pea family, with short, hairy pods containing usually two seeds; garbanzo
- the edible seed
See chickpea in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chĭkˈpēˌ)
noun In both senses also called
garbanzo.
- An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
- A seed of this plant.
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