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lentil vs leguminous plant

leguminous plant vs lentil

lentil and leguminous plant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lentil Yes No No No
leguminous plant Yes No No No
As nouns, leguminous plant is a hypernym of lentil; that is, leguminous plant is a word with a broader meaning than lentil:
  • lentil: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
  • leguminous plant: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of lentil include legume.
lentil (noun) leguminous plant (noun)
round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
Difference between lentil and leguminous plant

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