lentil
/ˈlentɪl/noun
1
- a high-protein pulse which is dried and then soaked and cooked prior to eating. There are several varieties of lentils, including green ones and smaller orange ones, which are typically sold split.兵豆, 小扁豆（高蛋白干豆, 食前晒干并泡煮, 种类较多, 有绿色兵豆和橘红色兵豆, 通常在裂开后出售）。
2
- the plant which yields this pulse, native to the Mediterranean and Africa and grown also for fodder兵豆, 小扁豆（结出此豆的植物, 原产于地中海和非洲, 亦用做饲料）。
2.1
- Lens culinaris, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Lens culinaris,豆科。
词源
Middle English: from Old French lentille, from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lens， lent-'lentil'.