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len⋅til
[len-til, -tl] 
tɪl
–noun
| 1. | a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food. |
| 2. | the seed itself. |
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| len·til (lěn'təl) n.
[Middle English, from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lentīcula, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, lent-, lentil.] |
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Lentil
Len"til\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]l), n. [F. lentille, fr. L. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens.] (Bot.) 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. Note: The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants. Lentil shell (Zo["o]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinid[ae].
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Language Translation for : lentil
Spanish:
lenteja,
German:
die Linse,
Japanese:
レンズ豆
lentil
c.1250, from O.Fr. lentille, from V.L. *lenticula, dim. of L. lens (gen. lentis) "lentil," cognate with Gk. lathyros, O.C.S. lesta.
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