linseed
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linseed
- /ˈlɪnsiːd/
Where it comes from
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.
noun linseeds
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The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
Similar: flaxseed
Translations
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noun seed of the flax plant
| Español | linaza |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽 yàmázǐ, 亞麻仁 /亚麻仁 yàmárén |
| हिन्दी | अलसी alsī |
| Português | linhaça |
| Français | graine de lin |
| Deutsch | Leinsamen |
| Italiano | seme di lino |
| Ελληνικά | λιναρόσπορο linarósporo |
| Русский | льняно́е се́мя lʹnjanóje sémja |
| العربية | بَذْر الْكَتَّان baḏr al-kattān |
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