chickpea vs chickpea plant

chickpea and chickpea plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chickpea	Yes	No	No	No
chickpea plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chickpea and chickpea plant are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of chickpea include Cicer arietinum, Egyptian pea.

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