[ˈlɛnt(ɪ)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a high-protein pulse which is dried and then soaked and cooked prior to eating

- the plant which yields lentils, native to the Mediterranean and Africa and grown also for fodder


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lens, lent- ‘lentil’