資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when
roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the
Eastern deserts.
Gram \Gram\, n. [Pg. gr?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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Cicer arietinum
n : Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian
pea}]