LENTIL

lentil. Lentil, n. a sort of pulse, a kind of coarse pea

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Len″til (lĕn″tĭl), 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. ☞ The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants. Lentil shell (Zoöl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinidæ.