Chick-pea
Pronunciation : Chick"-pea`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Chich.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the sounth of Europe; the chick; the dwarf pea; the gram.
2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913