About The Word Lentil
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Lentil
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What's The Definition Of Lentil?
[n] round flat seed of the lentil plant
[n] widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [n] the fruit or seed of a lentil plant Synonyms | Synonyms for Lentil: Lens culinaris | lentil plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Lentil: See Also | legume | legume | leguminous plant | Lens culinaris | lentil | lentil | lentil plant Lentil In Webster's Dictionary \Len"til\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]l), n. [F. lentille, fr. L.
lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. {Lens}.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus {Ervum} ({Ervum Lens}), of
small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed,
which is used for food on the continent.
Note: The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several
other vetchlike plants.
{Lentil shell} (Zo["o]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus
{Ervillia}, family {Tellinid[ae]}.
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