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linseed.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    countable · uncountable
    The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
Where this word 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.

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