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