Definition of Lens culinaris

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Lentil, Lentil Plant
Terms within: Lentil, Lentil
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lens Culinaris

Leninist
Leninists
Lenkoran
Lennard
Lennert's lesion
Lennert's lymphoma
Lennoaceae
Lennon
Lennox
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Lennox Robinson
Lenny
Lenoir's facet
Lenore
Lens culinaris (current term)
Lent
Lent lilies
Lent lily
Lente Iletin
Lenten
Lenten Moon
Lententide
Lentia
Lentibulariaceae
Lentinus
Lentinus edodes
Lentinus lepideus
Lentivirinae
Lenz's law

Literary usage of Lens culinaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"... are highly nutritious, light and easily digestible alternatives to rice and wheat. Dais LENTIL, Lens culinaris Red lentils properly prepared are ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Lens culinaris Medic. Lentil Herbaceous annual A rare escape from cultivation. Lens esculenta Moench GB Lespedeza—In addition to the taxa treated below, ..."

3. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields ...by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"... "domesticated" lentil (Lens culinaris), and four "wild" species that are less widely cultivated: Lens ..."

4. Genes in the Field: On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity by Stephen B. Brush (2000)
"Quantitative evaluation of Ethiopian landraces of lentil (Lens culinaris), Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 443:293-301. Bekele, E. 1983a. ..."

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