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- Chick-pea - n. - A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram.
- Chick-pea - n. - Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
- Gram - n. - The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.