lentil

«lentil» in Mova's school dictionary: a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a lentil, lentils)

meaning for a pupil

1) A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews. tree →

2) Lentils are a pulse, part of the bean and pea family. tree →

sense in the lessons

In healthy eating lessons lentils are a cheap source of protein and fibre, important in vegetarian food. They are used in Indian dal, lentil soup and Middle Eastern dishes. In science lessons dried lentils are counted, weighed or sprouted. In the Bible Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red lentil stew. Phrases: «lentil soup», «red lentils», «a handful of lentils».

examples

• Dad made lentil soup for lunch. tree →
• Red lentils turn soft and yellow when cooked. tree →
• Dal is an Indian dish made with lentils. tree →
• We sprouted lentils on wet cotton wool in science. tree →
• Lentils are full of protein. tree →
• In the Bible, Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew. tree →
• Rinse the lentils before you cook them. tree →
• At midday the maiden took the food, but the lentils had all gone; as on the previous day, the wood birds had eaten them all. tree →

note

Usually plural: «lentils». Lentils are seeds, pulses, not grains. Said «LEN-til». In maths problems with weights, dried lentils roughly double or more in weight when cooked because they soak up water.

In the corpora

• Beans, lentils, nuts, tofu and eggs give plenty of protein to people who do not eat meat.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lentil» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.