Definition of lentil Lentil
/lɛˈntʌl/ - [lentul] - len•til
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What does lentil mean?
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NounPlural: lentils |
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| lentil - 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 | ||
| lentil plant, Lens culinaris | ||
| leguminous plant, legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| lentil round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food | ||
| lentil - round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food | ||
| legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| lentil - the fruit or seed of a lentil plant | ||
| legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lentil (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lentil
A brown or yellow flat legume about the size of a pea used for soups, stews, and garnishes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lentil
len′til, n. an annual plant, common near the Mediterranean, bearing pulse used for food. [O. Fr. lentille—L. lens, lentis, the lentil.]
Wikipedia 
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The lentil or daal or pulse ("Lens culinaris") is a bushy annual plant of the legume family. It is a kind of vegetable, grown for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 15 inches tall and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.
Background.
The plant originated in the Near East. Humans have started eating lentils before they invented ceramics, in the Neolithic.The lentil was one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East. With 26% protein, lentils have the highest level of protein in any plant after soybeans and hemp. Because of this fact, lentils are a very important part of the diet in many parts of the world, especially in India, which has a large vegetarian population.
Different kinds of lentils exist. They come in colors that range from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black. Red, white and yellow lentils are decorticated, i.e., they have their skins removed. One variety of yellow "lentils," Chana, is in fact made from the kernels of chickpeas. There are large and small varieties of many lentils (e.g., Masoor Lentils). Lentils are sold in many forms, with or without the skins, whole or split. The urad bean, a species of the genus "Vigna", is also referred to as "black lentil". Split Pigeon peas (either green or yellow) are sometimes erroneously sold as lentils. They are considered pulses, which includes peas and beans.
Preparation.
The seeds only need very little cooking. This time is especially short for kinds of lentils with their husk removed,
Part of speech
🔤- lentil, noun, singular of lentils.
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