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chickpea plant

chickpea plant

3.2
An annual plant that produces round edible seeds called chickpeas
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɪkˌpiː plænt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : planta de garbanzo
  • Farmers in India cultivate the chickpea plant for its nutritious seeds.

Examples

  • The chickpea plant thrives in warm climates with well-drained soil.

  • I grew a chickpea plant in my garden this year.

  • Researchers are studying the chickpea plant for its drought-resistant qualities.

  • The chickpea plant thrives in warm climates.

  • Farmers in India cultivate the chickpea plant for its nutritious seeds.

  • The chickpea plant thrives in warm climates with well-drained soil.

  • Researchers are studying the chickpea plant for its drought-resistant qualities.

Synonyms

bean
vschickpea plant
512 1.0

An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food

is a single species term focusing on its short pods and seeds
chickpea
vschickpea plant
1 2.1

A small plant that makes the round pale yellow seeds people eat

is the more technical name mentioning species and its short pods
bean plant
vschickpea plant
1 1.4

A plant that produces beans you can eat

is a single species cultivated for specific short pods with one or two seeds
Cicer arietinum
vschickpea plant
  • Specialized
6.1

An annual Asian plant that makes small pods with one or two edible chickpeas

is the common descriptive term used without Latin form
Egyptian pea
vschickpea plant
5.2

A plant with short pods that have one or two round seeds people eat

is the standard term listing species and pod details

Surface Forms

chickpea plant singular
chickpea plants plural

Morphology

chickpea + plant

The meaning 'a plant that produces chickpeas' is directly compositional from 'chickpea' (the edible legume) + 'plant' (a living organism), so no idiomatic or metaphorical shift is involved. This straightforward noun+noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Chickpea plant names the plant that makes the round seeds called chickpeas, because each short pod usually holds one or two small, pea-like seeds. So the name simply tells you it is the 'plant' grown for those edible 'chickpeas'.