cicer arietinum

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cicer arietinum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gram \Gram\, n. [Pg. gr[~a]o grain. See Grain.] (Bot.)
     The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and
     its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
     Gram

  Chick-pea \Chick"-pea`\ (-p[=e]`), n. [See Chich.]
     1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of
        Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the
        dwarf pea; the gram.
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     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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cicer arietinum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cicer arietinum
      n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
           edible seeds [syn: chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea
           , Cicer arietinum]