n. The seed of flax, especially when used as the source of linseed oil; flaxseed. [Middle English linsed, from Old English līnsǣd : līn, flax (from Latin līnum; see lno- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + sǣd, seed; see SEED.] |
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