Chick-pea n.
1. Bot. A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram.
2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
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Gram, n. Bot. The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
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Cicer arietinum
n : Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian
pea]