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Lentil - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lentil : (noun)
1: round flat seed of the lentil plant
2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
3: 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
[syn: lentil plant, Lens culinaris]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.)
Ervum_({Ervum_Lens">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].
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Lentil |
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constablesblog: Snow says to me "Lentil soup" |
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alenafresquet: Buon Giorno or Buona sera for most of you!! Cold weather puts me in the mood for French Lentil stew, now I need someone to cook them. |
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tineross: On same pg, craving frsh sqz OJ and ginger Lentil soup RT @theleftcoast: is feeling the cumulative effects of holiday eats, drinks, Bluh. |
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