Cicer arietinum vs chickpea

Cicer arietinum and chickpea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cicer arietinum	Yes	No	No	No
chickpea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cicer arietinum and chickpea are synonyms defined as:

Cicer arietinum and chickpea: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds

Other synonyms of Cicer arietinum include chickpea plant, Egyptian pea.

Cicer arietinum (noun)	chickpea (noun)
Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds	large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
	Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
	the seed of the chickpea plant