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lentil

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len·til  (lntl)
n.
1. A leguminous plant (Lens culinaris) native to southwest Asia, having flat pods containing lens-shaped, edible seeds.
2. The round, flattened seed of this plant.

[Middle English, from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lentcula, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lns, lent-, lentil.]

lentil
Noun
any of the small edible seeds of a leguminous Asian plant [Latin lens]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lentillentil - round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Lens culinaris, lentil plant, lentil - 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
2.lentil - the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
legume - the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
Lens culinaris, lentil plant, lentil - 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
3.lentillentil - 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
lentil - round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
lentil - the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
Translations
lentil [ˈlɛntl] nlenteja

lentil [ˈlɛntl] nlentille f

lentil [ˈlɛntɪl] nLinse f

lentil [ˈlɛntl] nlenticchia

lentil
n lentil [ˈlentil]
the small orange or green seed of a pod-bearing plant, used in soups etc. lensie نبات العَدَس، حب العَدَس леща čočka linse die Linse φακή lenteja lääts عدس linssi lentille עֲדָשָׁה दाल मूंग, मसूर इत्यादि leća lencse biji kacang-kacangan linsubaun lenticchia レンズ豆 렌즈콩(의 씨) lęšis lēca lentil linze linse soczewica lentilha linte чечевица šošovica leča sočivo lins พืชตระกูลถั่วชนิดหนึ่ง mercimek 小扁荳 сочевиця مسور کی دال cây đậu lãng


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And, provided with a lentil, he lighted a fire of dead wood that crackled joyously.
When Sunday came, and it was time for the girl to start, a feeling of dread came over her which she could not explain, and that she might be able to find her path again, she filled her pockets with peas and lentils to sprinkle on the ground as she went along.
An olla of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income.
 
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