lentil

名词 lentil:

1. round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
2. the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
3. widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
   同义词：lentil plant, Lens culinaris

1. A thick creamy East Indian stew made with lentils, onions, and various spices.
   达西尔东印度的一种稠而细腻的炖制食物，由滨豆、洋葱和各种调味品制成
2. Pick over the lentils carefully in case there are any stones amongst them.
   把这些豆子里的沙粒挑出去。

len.til

n.（名词）
A leguminous plant(Lens culinaris) native to southwest Asia, having flat pods containing lens-shaped, edible seeds.
小扁豆，兵豆：一种豆科植物（兵豆 兵豆属） ，原产于亚洲西南地区，长有扁平的豆荚，内含可食用的透镜形种子
The round, flattened seed of this plant.
小扁豆：这种植物扁平的圆形种子

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French lentille
源自 古法语 lentille
from Vulgar Latin *lentocula
源自 俗拉丁语 *lentocula
from Latin lenticula
源自 拉丁语 lenticula
diminutive of lôns lent- [lentil]
lôns的小后缀 lent- [小扁豆]