LENTIL Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word lentil. (close relations)
Definition of LENTIL
lentils
Best Alternative Words for LENTIL
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| bean | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food • any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans • any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods • informal terms for a human head verb • hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball | ||||||||
| legume | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case • the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||||||||
| pulse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health • edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) verb • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses • drive by or as if by pulsation | ||||||||
| lens culinaris | ||||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| lentil plant | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
