Definition of chickling pea in English:

chickling pea

noun

another term for grass pea
Example sentencesExamples
- The chickling pea is cultivated for its edible seed in India and the Middle East, but see notes above on toxicity.
- For example, the neurological disorder lathyrism (paralysis of the lower limbs) is caused by eating chickling peas that contain a potent neurotoxic amino acid.
- The chickling pea is unfortunately often confused with the edible and widely used chickpea.
- An especially hardy plant, the chickling pea historically has served as an inexpensive survival food for the poor of certain developing countries.
- It is chickling pea, not chickpea.

Origin

Mid 16th century: based on obsolete chich 'chickpea'.

Definition of chickling pea in US English:

chickling pea

(also chickling vetch)

nounˈCHikliNG ˌpē

another term for grass pea
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, the neurological disorder lathyrism (paralysis of the lower limbs) is caused by eating chickling peas that contain a potent neurotoxic amino acid.
- The chickling pea is cultivated for its edible seed in India and the Middle East, but see notes above on toxicity.
- It is chickling pea, not chickpea.
- The chickling pea is unfortunately often confused with the edible and widely used chickpea.
- An especially hardy plant, the chickling pea historically has served as an inexpensive survival food for the poor of certain developing countries.

Origin

Mid 16th century: based on obsolete chich ‘chickpea’.

单词	chickling pea
释义	Definition of chickling pea in English: chickling pea noun another term for grass pea Example sentencesExamples The chickling pea is cultivated for its edible seed in India and the Middle East, but see notes above on toxicity. For example, the neurological disorder lathyrism (paralysis of the lower limbs) is caused by eating chickling peas that contain a potent neurotoxic amino acid. The chickling pea is unfortunately often confused with the edible and widely used chickpea. An especially hardy plant, the chickling pea historically has served as an inexpensive survival food for the poor of certain developing countries. It is chickling pea, not chickpea. Origin Mid 16th century: based on obsolete chich 'chickpea'. Definition of chickling pea in US English: chickling pea (also chickling vetch) nounˈCHikliNG ˌpē another term for grass pea Example sentencesExamples For example, the neurological disorder lathyrism (paralysis of the lower limbs) is caused by eating chickling peas that contain a potent neurotoxic amino acid. The chickling pea is cultivated for its edible seed in India and the Middle East, but see notes above on toxicity. It is chickling pea, not chickpea. The chickling pea is unfortunately often confused with the edible and widely used chickpea. An especially hardy plant, the chickling pea historically has served as an inexpensive survival food for the poor of certain developing countries. Origin Mid 16th century: based on obsolete chich ‘chickpea’.
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