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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪnsiːd/ Forms: linseeds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|linseed}} Middle English linseed, {{m|enm|lynseed}} lynseed, {{m|enm|lynsede}} lynsede, {{inh|en|ang|līnsǣd||seed of flax}} Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), {{m|ang|līn||flax}} līn (“flax”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*līną||flax}} Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), {{m|ang|sǣd||seed}} sǣd (“seed”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)
  1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Flax, Malpighiales order plants Synonyms: flaxseed Meronyms: linoleic acid Derived forms: linseed oil Related terms: linen Translations (seed of the flax plant): λινόσπερμον (linóspermon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), بَذْر الْكَتَّان (baḏr al-kattān) (Arabic), ленено семе (leneno seme) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 亞麻籽 (Chinese Cantonese), 亚麻籽 (aa³ maa⁴ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 亞麻籽 (Chinese Mandarin), 亚麻籽 (yàmázǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), lněné semeno [neuter] (Czech), hørfrø [neuter] (Danish), vlaszaad [neuter] (Dutch), lijnzaad [neuter] (Dutch), pellavansiemen (Finnish), graine de lin [feminine] (French), liñaza [feminine] (Galician), Leinsamen [masculine] (German), λιναρόσπορο (linarósporo) [masculine] (Greek), lenmag (Hungarian), Lingjasse [feminine] (Hunsrik), hörfræ [neuter] (Icelandic), ros [masculine] (Irish), ros lín [masculine] (Irish), seme di lino [masculine] (Italian), Fluesssom [masculine] (Luxembourgish), siemię lniane [neuter] (Polish), linhaça [feminine] (Portuguese), льняно́е се́мя (lʹnjanóje sémja) [neuter] (Russian), linaza [feminine] (Spanish), linfrö [neuter] (Swedish), linas (Tagalog), had llin [masculine] (Welsh), llinad [masculine] (Welsh)

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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "seed of the flax plant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "linfrö"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "seed of the flax plant",
      "word": "linas"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "seed of the flax plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "had llin"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "seed of the flax plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llinad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linseed"
}

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