len|til

len|til
len|til «LEHN tuhl», noun.
1. an annual plant having pods that contain small, flat seeds. It belongs to the pea family and grows mostly in southern Europe, Egypt, Asia, and the United States.
2. a vegetable much like a bean; seed of the lentil. Lentils are cooked like peas and are often eaten in soup.
╂[< Old French lentille < Vulgar Latin lentīcula < Latin lenticula (diminutive) < lēns, lentis lentil]

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