linseed

English

Etymology

From Old English linsæd (“seed of flax”), from lin (“flax”) + sæd (“seed”)

Wikipedia

Noun

linseed (plural linseeds)

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

   The Ancients widely regarded linseed as a source of medical treatments

Synonyms

• flaxseed

Related terms

• linen

Derived terms

• linseed oil

Translations

seed

• Czech: lněné semeno n
• Danish: hørfrø (da) n
• Dutch: vlaszaad (nl) n, lijnzaad (nl) n
• Finnish: pellavansiemen (fi)
• German: Leinsamen (de) m

• Icelandic: hörfræ (is) n
• Irish: ros (ga) m, ros lín (ga) m
• Luxembourgish: Fluesssom (lb) m
• Spanish: linaza (es) f