Defenition of the word chickpea
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Defenition of the word chickpea
- A seed of Cicer arietinum, in the pea family, often used as a food.
- An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
- Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
- large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
- the seed of the chickpea plant
Synonyms for the word chickpea
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- chickpea plant
- Cicer arietinum
- Egyptian pea
- garbanzo
Meronymys for the word chickpea
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- chickpea
- chickpea plant
- Cicer arietinum
- Egyptian pea
- garbanzo
Hypernyms for the word chickpea
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