Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chickpea

3 senses of chickpea

Sense 1
chickpea, garbanzo -- (the seed of the chickpea plant)
       => legume -- (the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case)

Sense 2
chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum -- (Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds)
       => legume, leguminous plant -- (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)

Sense 3
chickpea, garbanzo -- (large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried)
       => legume -- (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))