Main Entry:

len·til

Pronunciation:

\ˈlen-t^əl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lent-, lens

Date:

13th century

1 : a widely cultivated Eurasian annual leguminous plant (Lens culinaris) with flattened edible seeds and leafy stalks used as fodder 2 : the seed of the lentil