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Annual plant Lens culinaris of the
Leguminosae family. The plant, which
resembles the vetch, grows 15-45 cm/6-18 in
high, and has white, blue, or purplish
flowers. The seeds, contained in pods about
1.6 cm/0.6 in long, are widely used as food.
The commonest varieties are the greyish
French lentil and the red Egyptian lentil.