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Overview
Full Name | Lens culinaris |
Genus | Lens |
Species | culinaris |
Common Name | lentil |
Abbreviation | lencu |
 Lentil, a member of the "cool-season legume" group (allied with pea and chickpea), was domesticated in the Middle East. Lentil is valued as a nutritious, versatile, easily-cooked pulse, and for its symbiotic nitrogen-fixing capacity in crop rotations.
More information and data available at:
Cool Season Food Legume
KnowPulse
Wikipedia
Image Source: http://www.pfaf.org/Admin/PlantImages/LensCulinaris2.jpg
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