lentil

(Inglese)

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
  2. The seed of these plants, used as food.
  3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlɛntəl/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, from a pre-Indo-European substrate source shared by German Linse, Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros) and Lithuanian lęšis. Doublet of lenticula.

lens

lenticchia comune

Lens

Lens culinaris

lentil plant

Lens culinaris

electron lens

lens system

lense

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