Linseed

//ˈlɪnsiːd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil. countable, uncountable

    "The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits."

  2. 2
    the seed of flax used as a source of oil wordnet

Synonyms

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flaxseedberryfruitgrainhayseedkernel

Example

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"In Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week, clover was in season all the year round, and lump sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges."

Etymology

From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”). By surface analysis, lin + seed.

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linseed oillinseed oil

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