lens- root words — words with the lens- root

The root lens- comes from Latin lens, meaning lentil. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including lens, lenses, lentil, lentils, lenticel, lenticular, lenticularis, lentigo. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lens- root

Explore words with lens- — words containing the lens- root and sharing its sense of "lentil". Examples include lens, lenses, lentil, lentils, lenticel, lenticular, lenticularis, lentigo. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does lens- mean?

The lens- root means lentil, from Latin lens. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.