Lenticularis

I admit there was a time when I didn't know a cirrus from a cumulus and sincerely believed that a lenticularis was a luxury car from Toyota. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations. ❋ Rich Wolf (2010)

Altocumulus Standing Lenticularis ASL are mid-level clouds that are the most common type of lenticularis, found between 8,000 and 20,000 feet. ❋ Rich Wolf (2010)

Since moving to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains I have enjoyed frequent sightings of these spectacular altocumulus standing lenticularis or lenticular cloud formations. ❋ Rich Wolf (2010)

Cirrocumulus Standing Lenticularis CSL are the rarest type of lenticularis, appearing at over 24,000 feet. ❋ Rich Wolf (2010)

They are so rare because there are very few geological structures at that altitude, which are required for lenticularis to form. ❋ Rich Wolf (2010)

_Lenticula_, a lentil, a freckly eruption; _lenticularis_, lentil-shaped; so the nat.ord. ought to be (if this be right) _lenticulariaceæ_. ❋ John Ruskin (1859)

Mr Wilton believes the cloud was an altocumulus lenticularis - an almond-shaped or lens-shaped mass of cloud that appears dense but quickly evaporates. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lenticular clouds - or altocumulus standing lenticularis - are stationary clouds that result from strong winds over rugged terrain and form at high altitudes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We find among the gramineous plants, in the savannah of Cumanacoa, the Paspalus lenticularis, Panicum ascendens, Pennisetum uniflorum, Gynerium saccharoides, Eleusine indica, etc.] [* Estanco real de tabaco, royal monopoly of tobacco.] ❋ Unknown (1851)