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