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LINSEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linseed mean?
• LINSEED (noun)
The noun LINSEED has 1 sense:
1. the seed of flax used as a source of oil
Familiarity information: LINSEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The seed of flax used as a source of oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
flaxseed; linseed
Hypernyms ("linseed" is a kind of...):
oil-rich seed; oilseed (any of several seeds that yield oil)
Context examples
Linseed oil is used as a nutritional supplement and as a polymerizing resin.
(Linseed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called linseed.
(Flaxseed, NCI Dictionary)
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