名詞 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
   同義詞：lentil plant, Lens culinaris

1. A thick creamy East Indian stew made with lentils, onions, and various spices.
   達(dá)西爾東印度的一種稠而細(xì)膩的燉制食物，由濱豆、洋蔥和各種調(diào)味品制成
2. Pick over the lentils carefully in case there are any stones amongst them.
   把這些豆子里的沙粒挑出去。

len.til

n.（名詞）
A leguminous plant(Lens culinaris) native to southwest Asia, having flat pods containing lens-shaped, edible seeds.
小扁豆，兵豆：一種豆科植物（兵豆 兵豆屬） ，原產(chǎn)于亞洲西南地區(qū)，長(zhǎng)有扁平的豆莢，內(nèi)含可食用的透鏡形種子
The round, flattened seed of this plant.
小扁豆：這種植物扁平的圓形種子

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French lentille
源自 古法語 lentille
from Vulgar Latin *lentocula
源自 俗拉丁語 *lentocula
from Latin lenticula
源自 拉丁語 lenticula
diminutive of lôns lent- [lentil]
lôns的小后綴 lent- [小扁豆]