See Also: lentil(medicine)
lentil(dictionary)
lentil(encyclopedia)
lentil(dictionary)
Lentil Burgers(recipes)
Savory Lentil Casserole(recipes)
Lentil and spinach stew(recipes)
Lentil Stew over Couscous(recipes)
Lentil Rice Curry(recipes)
Mediterranean Lentil Soup(recipes)

lentil (iou)



lentil noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French lentille from Proto-Romance from Latin lenticula dim. of lent-, lens lentil.]
Any of the small rounded seeds of a leguminous plant, Lens culinaris, used in soups, stews, etc. (usu. in pl.); the plant itself, cultivated for food in Mediterranean countries. ME.
b. In pl. In full water lentils, lentils of the water. Duckweed (genus Lemna). E16-E17.
In pl. Freckles or spots on the skin. M16-L17.
Geology. A mass of rock shaped like a biconvex or planoconvex lens; spec. one regarded as a subdivision of a formation. L19.