LINSEED

linseed, flaxseed

(noun) the seed of flax used as a source of oil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)

The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

Synonym: flaxseed

Meronyms

• linoleic acid

Anagrams

• delines, delsine, enisled, ensiled, neleids

Source: Wiktionary


Lin"seed`, n. Etym: [OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen.] (Bot.)

Definition: The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also lintseed.] Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed.

– Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder.

– Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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