Chickpea vs. Hominy

Chickpea and Hominy Definitions
Chickpea
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Hominy
Whole or ground kernels of corn from which the hull and germ have been removed, as by boiling in a solution of water and lye.
Chickpea
A seed of this plant. In both senses also called garbanzo.
Hominy
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.
Chickpea
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Hominy
Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water.
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Chickpea
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.
Hominy
Hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
Chickpea
The seed of the chickpea plant
Chickpea
Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
Chickpea
Large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried