lentil
nounUK /ˈlɛntl/
US /ˈlɛntl/
A lentil is a small, flat seed you can cook and eat.
Mom made a warm soup with lentils and carrots.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The plant that produces these seeds.
Farmers grow lentils in fields during the cool season.
3. A dish made from cooked lentils, often in South Asian cooking.
We ate rice with spicy lentil curry for dinner.
4. A tiny lens-shaped object or spot.
The doctor saw a small lentil-shaped mark on the scan.