F. G. Lee.
Lententide
(Lent"en*tide`) n. The season of Lenten or Lent.
Lenticel
(Len"ti*cel) n. [F. lenticelle, dim. fr. L. lens, lentis, a lentil. Cf. Lentil.] (Bot.) (a) One of
the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues
may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered
with water or earth. (b) A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.
Lenticellate
(Len`ti*cel"late) a. (Bot.) Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.
Lenticelle
(Len`ti*celle") n. [F.] (Bot.) Lenticel.
Lenticula
(||Len*tic"u*la) n.; pl. E. Lenticulas (- laz), L. Lenticulæ [L. See Lenticel.]
1. (Med.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.
2. (Opt.) A lens of small size.
3. (Bot.) A lenticel.
Lenticular
(Len*tic"u*lar) a. [L. lenticularis: cf. F. lenticulaire. See Lenticel.] Resembling a lentil in
size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.
Lenticularly
(Len*tic"u*lar*ly), adv. In the manner of a lens; with a curve.
Lentiform
(Len"ti*form) a. [L. lens, lentis, lentil + - form: cf. F. lentiforme.] Lenticular.
Lentiginose
(Len*tig"i*nose`) a. [See Lentiginous.] (Bot.) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.
Lentiginous
(Len*tig"i*nous) a. [L. lentiginosus. See Lentigo.] Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.
Lentigo
(||Len*ti"go) n. [L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil.] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.
Lentil
(Len"til) n. [F. lentille, fr. L. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens.] (Bot.) A leguminous
plant of the genus Ervum of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used
for food on the continent.
The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants.
Lentil shell (Zoöl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinidæ.
