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词汇 chickling pea
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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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