Associations to the word «Lentil»

Wiktionary

LENTIL, noun. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
LENTIL, noun. The seed of these plants, used as food.
LENTIL SHELL, noun. A small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia.

Dictionary definition

LENTIL, noun. Round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food.
LENTIL, noun. The fruit or seed of a lentil plant.
LENTIL, 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.

Wise words

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