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len·til \ˈlentəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lent-, lens; akin to Greek lathyros chickling, lathyris caper spurge 1. a. : a widely cultivated Eurasian annual plant (Lens culinaris) grown for its flattened seeds that are cooked like peas or beans and are also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder b. : the seed of the lentil 2. : a thin-edged geological stratum of limited extent enclosed by strata of different material |