n.
Pronunciation: ' len-t ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lent-, lens
Date: 13th century
1 : a widely cultivated Eurasian annual leguminous plant ( Lens culinaris ) with flattened edible seeds and leafy stalks used as fodder
2 : the seed of the lentil