Chick'-pēa, n.
n. [See CHICH.] A species of the genus Cicer (C. arietinum), cultivated in the south of Europe, and used as lentils are. It is smaller than the common pea, and hence called also dwarf-pea. London.
n. [See CHICH.] A species of the genus Cicer (C. arietinum), cultivated in the south of Europe, and used as lentils are. It is smaller than the common pea, and hence called also dwarf-pea. London.