"flaxseed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflæksiːd/ Forms: flaxseeds [plural]
Etymology: flax + seed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flax|seed}} flax + seed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flaxseed (countable and uncountable, plural flaxseeds)
  1. The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil. Wikipedia link: flaxseed Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Flax, Malpighiales order plants Synonyms: linseed, flax seed Meronyms: lignan, linoleic acid, protein Derived forms: flaxseed oil Translations (seed of the flax plant): زريعة الكتان (zarrīʕat el-kattān) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), 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 semínko [neuter] (Czech), pellavansiemen (Finnish), graine de lin [feminine] (French), linette [feminine] (French), liñaza [feminine] (Galician), Leinsamen [masculine] (German), λιναρόσπορος (linarósporos) [masculine] (Greek), hörfræ [neuter] (Icelandic), ros [masculine] (Irish), ros lín [masculine] (Irish), seme di lino [masculine] (Italian), linfrø [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), siemię lniane [neuter] (Polish), льняно́е се́мя (lʹnjanóje sémja) [neuter] (Russian), lina [feminine] (Spanish), linaza [feminine] (Spanish), linfrö [neuter] (Swedish)

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