Cicer

See also: cicer

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

Proper noun

Cicer n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – chickpeas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Cicereae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cicer sect. Acanthocicer, Cicer sect. Chamaecicer, Cicer sect. Cicer, Cicer sect. Polycicer - sections
  • Cicer arietinum (chickpea) - type species; for other species see Cicer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Cicer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cicer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cicer on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cicer at USDA Plants database