linseed
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Etymology
From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”).
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linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)
- The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
- Synonym: flaxseed
- The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
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seed of the flax plant
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