a small flattish seed of a plant of the pea family. It is typically yellow or orange and rich in protein, and is used as a vegetable
a Eurasian plant of the pea family, cultivated for its small flattish round edible seeds, typically yellow or orange in colour, that are rich in protein: Lens culinaris
a seed of this plant, used as a vegetable esp in soups
[Middle English via Old French from Latin lenticula, dimin. of lent-, lens lentil]