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linne

linne noun: flax.

Noun

linne

  1. (obsolete) flax

Proper noun capitalized: Linne

Linne (plural Linnes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of linne

pluralLinnes

Origin of linne

See linen.

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Linne, a variant of Linde (“lime tree”). * Borrowed from Swedish Linné; compare Linnaeus. * Borrowed from French Linné.

Words formed from linne

Questions about linne

What does linne mean?
Linne means flax.
What part of speech is linne?
Linne can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near linne in the dictionary

  1. linnaeite
  2. linnaeites
  3. Linnaeus
  4. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
  5. Linnaeus's two-toed sloths
  6. linne
  7. Linnea
  8. Linnean
  9. linned
  10. Linnei
  11. Linnell

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