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linseed

lin·seed

UK/ˈlɪnsiːd/ US/ˈlɪˌnsid/ uncommon

noun

1.

the seed of flax used as a source of oil

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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.

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