linseed

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnsiːd/

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linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)

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

   Synonym: flaxseed

   The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.

• linoleic acid

• linseed oil

• linen

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• delines, delsine, enisled, ensiled, neleids