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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Len·til n.  Bot. A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent.
 Note: ☞ The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants.
 Lentil shell Zool., a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinidæ.
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