Meaning of LENTIL
| Pronunciation: | | 'lentil
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- [n] round flat seed of the lentil plant
- [n] 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
- [n] the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
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| | Synonyms: | | Lens culinaris, lentil plant |
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| | See Also: | | legume, legume, leguminous plant, Lens culinaris, lentil, lentil, lentil plant | |
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| | Definition: | | Lentil
A boy named Lentil saves the day when a grumpy old man tries to ruin a small town`s big celebration. Illustrated with b&w; drawings. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | Seeing lentils in your dream means that you surroundings are emotionally straining and unhealthful. |
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