Word of the Day:
chickpea
What It Means
An annual 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.
Did You Know?
Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).
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