Lĕn'til, n.

noun

n. [Fr. lentille, from Lat. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil; Pr. & Pg. lentilha, Sp. lenteja, It. lenticchia.] (Bot.) A leguminous weed of the genus Ervum (F. lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe, and its seed, which is used for food on the continent.

☞ The lentil of the Scriptures was probably the lupine.