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lentil
[ len-til, -tl ]
noun
- a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- the seed itself.
lentil
/ ˈlɛntɪl /
noun
- a small annual leguminous plant, Lens culinaris, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, having edible brownish convex seeds
- any of the seeds of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, in soups, etc
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Origin of lentil1
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Example Sentences
Tonight's dinner--lentil soup with ham--went in the slow cooker before work this morning.
We have a rotating list of soups that we serve at François Payard Bakery, but my current favorite is the lentil.
If you can find it, opt for a soup with a legume base like lentil or black bean.
Depending upon how much lamb is included, the stew can be lentil with lamb or lamb with lentils.
Lentil and Feta Cheese Salad by Nava Atlas and Fran Bigelow A few bites to transport you to the Mediterranean.
The radio was blurting either soap operas, hill-billy music, or lentil-mouthed commentators.
What are then the objections to the point as illustrated in bean, coffee-berry, seed, and wooden lentil?
Within the cups lentil-shaped bodies are attached to the base and sides by elastic cords.
Some of these vesicles were the size of a lentil, and others as small as a millet-seed.
At some distance from this glandular body there was a small one of the same kind, about the size of a lentil.
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