chick pea

A form of chickpea — An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

Meanings

nounchick pea (plural chick peas)

plural chick peas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chickpea.
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