Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CHICK'-PEA
CHICK'LING, or CHICK'LING-VETCHCHICK'-WEED
CHICK'-PEA, n. [L. cicer; G. kicher; Sp. chicharo.]
The popular name of a species of the genus Cicer; a native of Spain, where it is used in olios. It is smaller than the common pea.
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