Lentil
Title | Info |
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Common name | Lentil |
Scientific name | Lens culinaris |
Taxonomic group | Fabaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants |
Food plants | Legumes |
Keywords | Leguminosae |
Lentil. Originally grown in the Fertile Crescent about 10,000 years ago. Today it is still a widely used food crop, and the green materials left over after the seeds are removed can be used as animal feed.