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Word: Lentil
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lens, lent- ‘lentil’
ˈlɛnt(ɪ)l
a high-protein pulse which is dried and then soaked and cooked prior to eating.
Short Definition: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.
Short Definition:plant which yields lentils, native to Mediterranean and Africa and grown also for fodder
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