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Vegetable vs Lentil - What's the difference?

vegetable | lentil |

As nouns the difference between vegetable and lentil

is that vegetable is any plant while lentil is any of several plants of the genus lens'', especially ''lens culinaris , from southwest asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.

As an adjective vegetable

is of or relating to plants.

vegetable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any plant.
  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.
  • Synonyms

    * (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.
  • lentil

    English

    (wikipedia lentil)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several plants of the genus Lens'', especially ''Lens culinaris , from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
  • The seed of these plants, used as food.
  • Anagrams

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