Ma'anar ƙamus na "chickpea plant" wani nau'in tsiro ne na leguminous, wanda a kimiyance aka sani da Cicer arietinum, wanda ake nomawa don iri iri iri, wanda aka fi sani da chickpeas ko garbanzo wake. Itacen chickpea shine tsire-tsire na shekara-shekara wanda na dangin Fabaceae ne kuma asalinsa ne a Bahar Rum da Gabas ta Tsakiya. Ana noman shi sosai a sassa da dama na duniya, ciki har da Indiya, Pakistan, Turkiyya, da Amurka, saboda iri masu gina jiki waɗanda ke da wadataccen tushen furotin, fiber, da ma'adanai. Itacen yana da ƙananan furanni, farare ko ruwan hoda kuma yana girma har zuwa 60 cm tsayi, yana samar da kwasfa masu dauke da tsaba 1-3 kowanne. Ana kuma amfani da tsire-tsire na chickpea azaman abincin dabbobi da kuma matsayin amfanin gona don inganta haɓakar ƙasa.