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chickpea

chickpea

See also: chick-pea

English

chickpea pods

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Noun

chickpea (plural chickpeas)

  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.

Synonyms

  • (plant): Bengal gram, garbanzo
  • (seed): Bengal gram, garbanzo

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