Chickpea
WordNet
noun
(1) Large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
(2) Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
(3) The seed of the chickpea plant
WiktionaryText
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