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Definition of chickling pea in English: chickling peanoun 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’. |