Lentil

['lent(ə)l] or ['lɛntl]

Definition

(noun.) round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food.

(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.

(noun.) the fruit or seed of a lentil plant.

Typed by Bartholdi--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typist: Shirley

Definition

n. an annual plant common near the Mediterranean bearing pulse used for food.

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