linseed
noun/ˈlɪnsiːd/
Etymology 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.
1
The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
- The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
- Derived terms
- linseed dodder, linseed oil
- Related terms
- linen
- Meronyms
- linoleic acid