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pea | chickpea |

As a noun chickpea is

an annual asian plant (cicer arietinum ) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

pea

English

(wikipedia pea)

Etymology 1

, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family
  • The edible seed of some of these plants
  • (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity
  • Derived terms
    * pea-brain * pea crab * pea pod * peashooter * peason * like two peas in a pod * pigeon pea * sugar pea * sweet pea
    Descendants
    * Abenaki: * Mohegan-Pequot: * Yurok:

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical)
  • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    chickpea

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chick pea

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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, often used as a food.
  • Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content. [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/chickpea.html]

    Synonyms

    * (plant) Bengal gram, garbanzo * (seed) Bengal gram, garbanzo

    See also

    * ("chickpea" on Wikipedia) * (Cicer arietinum) * (Cicer arietinum)

    Anagrams

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