LENTILS

Noun

lentils

plural of lentil

Anagrams

• lintels, tellins

Source: Wiktionary


LENTIL

Len"til, n. Etym: [F. lentille, fr. L. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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 (Zoöl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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