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单词 lentil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
len•til /ˈlɛntɪl, -təl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya plant of the legume family, having flattened seeds used as food.
  2. Plant Biologythe seed itself.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
len•til  (lentil, -tl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
  2. Plant Biologythe seed itself.
  • Vulgar Latin *lentīcula for Latin lenticula. See lenticle
  • Old French lentille
  • Middle English 1200–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lentil /ˈlɛntɪl/ n
  1. a small annual leguminous plant, Lens culinaris, of the Mediterranean region and W Asia, having edible brownish convex seeds
  2. any of the seeds of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, in soups, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns lentil
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