cicer
noun
ci·cer
ˈsīsə(r)
1
plural -s, obsolete : chickpea
2
capitalized [New Latin, from Latin, chick-pea] : a genus of Asian herbs (family Leguminosae) having odd-pinnate leaves of several small dentate leaflets and solitary white or pink-tinged flowers
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cycer, from Latin cicer; akin to Greek krios chick-pea, Late Greek (Macedonian dialect) kikerros, a kind of pea (probably Lathyrus ochrus), Armenian siseṙn chick-pea