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Definition of Lentil

1. Noun. Round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food.

2. Noun. The fruit or seed of a lentil plant.

3. 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.

Definition of Lentil

1. n. 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.

Definition of Lentil

1. a Eurasian annual plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lentil

1. 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. The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants. Lentil shell, a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinidae. Origin: F. Lentille, fr. L. Lenticula, dim. Of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentil

lentiform lentiform lentiform bone lentiform nucleus lentigines lentigines lentiginose lentiginose lentiginosis lentiginous

lentiglobus lentigo lentigo lentigo maligna lentil (current term) lentil (current term) lentils lentil plant lentil soup lentinan

Lentinus Lentinus edodes Lentinus lepideus lentisk lentisk lentisks lentissimo Lentivirinae lentivirus lentivirus

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