linseed

Etymology

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

noun

  1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
    The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.

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