1. genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils; [syn: Lens, genus Lens]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Lens
n 1: genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves
and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened
pods: lentils [syn: Lens, genus Lens]