linseed

L1I1N1S1E1E1D2
/ˈlɪnsiːd/

noun

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

“The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.”

Similar
flaxseed
OriginMiddle English linseed ← Old English līnsǣd ← Proto-Germanic *līną →
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Meanings

nounlinseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)

plural linseeds

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

    The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.

    Synonyms: flaxseed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

Similar
flaxseed

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe seed of flax used as a source of oil

Similar
flaxseed
Broader
oilseedoil-rich seed
Also see
flaxseed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*līną“flax”
  2. Old Englishlīnsǣd“seed of flax”
  3. Middle Englishlinseed
  4. Englishlinseed

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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Translations

Ancient Greek λινόσπερμον
  • λινόσπερμον (linóspermon)seed of the flax plant
Arabic بَذْر الْكَتَّان
  • بَذْر الْكَتَّان (baḏr al-kattān)seed of the flax plant
Bulgarian ленено семе
  • ленено семе (leneno seme)seed of the flax plant
Chinese Cantonese 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽
  • 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽 (aa³ maa⁴ zi²)seed of the flax plant
Chinese Mandarin 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽, 亞麻仁 /亚麻仁
  • 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽 (yàmázǐ)seed of the flax plant
  • 亞麻仁 /亚麻仁 (yàmárén)seed of the flax plant
Czech lněné semeno
  • lněné semenoseed of the flax plant
Danish hørfrø
  • hørfrøseed of the flax plant
Dutch vlaszaad, lijnzaad
  • vlaszaadseed of the flax plant
  • lijnzaadseed of the flax plant
Finnish pellavansiemen
  • pellavansiemenseed of the flax plant
French graine de lin
  • graine de linseed of the flax plant
German Leinsamen
  • Leinsamenseed of the flax plant
Greek λιναρόσπορο
  • λιναρόσπορο (linarósporo)seed of the flax plant
Hindi अलसी
  • अलसी (alsī)seed of the flax plant
Hungarian lenmag
  • lenmagseed of the flax plant
Icelandic hörfræ
  • hörfræseed of the flax plant
Irish ros, ros lín
  • rosseed of the flax plant
  • ros línseed of the flax plant
Italian seme di lino
  • seme di linoseed of the flax plant
Persian بذرکتان, بزرک
  • بذرکتانseed of the flax plant
  • بزرک (bazrak)seed of the flax plant
  • زغیره (zaɣire)seed of the flax plant
Polish siemię lniane
  • siemię lnianeseed of the flax plant
Portuguese linhaça
  • linhaçaseed of the flax plant
Russian льняно́е се́мя
  • льняно́е се́мя (lʹnjanóje sémja)seed of the flax plant
Spanish linaza
  • linazaseed of the flax plant
Swedish linfrö
  • linfröseed of the flax plant
Tagalog linas
  • linasseed of the flax plant
Turkish keten tohumu, bezir
  • keten tohumuseed of the flax plant
  • bezirseed of the flax plant
  • zeyrekseed of the flax plant
Welsh had llin, llinad
  • had llinseed of the flax plant
  • llinadseed of the flax plant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

delsineenisled
Cite this entry
APA

linseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed

MLA

“linseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linseed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linseed.

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