'Chick-pea' definitions:

Definition of 'Chick-pea'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts. [1913 Webster]