chickpea plant vs Cicer arietinum

chickpea plant and Cicer arietinum both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of chickpea plant include chickpea, Egyptian pea.

chickpea plant (noun)	Cicer arietinum (noun)
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