Lens
See also: lens, lēns, and Lëns
Translingual
Lens culinaris
Etymology
Latin lens (“a lentil bean”)
Proper noun
Lens f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the lentils.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Fabeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lens lamottei - type species; Lens culinaris, Lens ervoides, Lens nigricans - other species
Further reading
Lens (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lens culinaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lens at Plants of the World Online
- Lens at Tropicos
- Lens at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Lens at The Plant List
English
Proper noun
Lens
- A municipality in Hainaut, Belgium.
- A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A municipality in Valais canton, Switzerland.
Dutch
Proper noun
Lens
- a surname
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃s/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Proper noun
Lens m
- a city in, and the capital of, the French department Pas-de-Calais
Derived terms
- lensois
- Lensois
Anagrams
- SNLE