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lens , tis (nom. lentis, acc. to Prisc. p. 764 P.—
I.Acc. lentim, Cato, R. R. 35; 116; Varr. ap. Charis. p. 101 P.: “lentem,Col. 2, 10, 15.—Abl. lenti, Titin. ap. Non. 210, 5.— Plur. lentes, Scrib. Comp. 114), f. (masc., Titin. ap. Non. 210, 5), a lentil: “lens amat solum tenue,Plin. 18, 12, 31, § 123: “Pelusiaca (Egyptian lentils were considered the best),Verg. G. 1, 228; cf. Mart. 13, 9, 1; Gell. 17, 8, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Vergil, Georgics, 1.228
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.123
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 17.8.2
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.10.15
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