flaxseed

English

Alternative forms

flax seed

Etymology

flax +‎ seed

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflæks.siːd/, IPA^(key): /ˈflæksiːd/

Noun

flaxseed (countable and uncountable, plural flaxseeds)

The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.

Synonyms

linseed

Meronyms

Derived terms

flaxseed oil

Translations

seed of the flax plant

Arabic:
Moroccan Arabic: زريعة الكتان (zarrīʕat el-kattān)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 亞麻籽／亚麻籽 (aa³ maa⁴ zi²)

Mandarin: 亞麻籽／亚麻籽 (yàmázǐ)
Czech: lněné semínko n
Finnish: pellavansiemen
French: graine de lin f, linette (fr) f
Galician: liñaza f
German: Leinsamen (de) m
Greek: λιναρόσπορος (el) m (linarósporos)
Icelandic: hörfræ (is) n
Irish: ros m, ros lín m
Italian: seme di lino m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: linfrø n
Polish: siemię lniane (pl) n
Russian: льняно́е се́мя n (lʹnjanóje sémja)
Spanish: lina f, linaza (es) f
Swedish: linfrö (sv) n

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