Source : WordNet®

chickpea
     n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: {garbanzo}]
     2: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
        edible seeds [syn: {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian pea}, {Cicer
        arietinum}]
     3: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn: {garbanzo}]