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lentil

len.til \'lent-*l\ n [ME, fr. OF lentille, fr. L lenticula, dim. of lent-, 
   lens]; akin to Gk lathyros vetch 1: a widely cultivated Eurasian annual 
   leguminous plant (Lens culinaris)X) with flattened edible seeds and leafy 
   stalks used as fodder 2: the seed of the lentil