Definition for LEN'TIL

LEN'TIL, n. [Fr. lentille, from L. lens.]

A plant of the genus Ervum. It is an annual plant, rising with weak stalks about 18 inches. The seeds, which a contained in a pod, are round, flat, and a little convex in the middle. It is cultivated for fodder, and for its seeds. – Encyc.

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