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Chick-Pea
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram.
(2):
(n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chick-Pea'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chick-pea.html. 1828.