LENTIL


Meaning of LENTIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlen-t ə l ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.