lentil

[ len-til, -tl ]

noun
  1. a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.

  2. the seed itself.

Origin of lentil

1
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin lentīcula (unrecorded), from Latin lenticula; see lenticle

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lentil

/ (ˈlɛntɪl) /


noun
  1. a small annual leguminous plant, Lens culinaris, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, having edible brownish convex seeds

  2. any of the seeds of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, in soups, etc

Origin of lentil

1
C13: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns lentil

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