Lens culinaris
Translingual
Lens culinaris
Proper noun
Lens culinaris f
- A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – the lentil bean, widely cultivated, first domesticated in the southwest Asia.
Hypernyms
- (species): Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Fabeae - tribe; Lens - genus
Hyponyms
- (species): Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris, Lens culinaris subsp. odemensis, Lens culinaris subsp. orientalis, Lens culinaris subsp. tomentosus - subpecies
Further reading
- Lens culinaris at USDA Plants database