linseed
/ˈlɪnsiːd/
linseed noun: the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
Noun
linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)
- The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
- The ancients regarded linseed as a source of medical benefits.
- Synonyms:
- flaxseed
linseed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
linseed in Hindi
- seed of the flax plant
- अलसी alsī
linseed in Tamil
- ஆளிக்கொட்டை, ஆளி விதை
linseed in Urdu
- linseed
- اما umā
linseed in Bengali
- তিসি বীজ, মসিনাবীজ
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- linseed in Malayalam
- ചണ, വിത്ത്, ചെറുചണം
- linseed in Kannada
- ನಾರಗಸೆಯ ಬೀಜ, ನಾರಗಸೆ
- linseed in Punjabi
- ਅਲਸੀ alasī
- linseed in Sanskrit
- मालिका mālikā
- linseed in Tagalog
- linas
- linseed in Arabic
- بَذْر الْكَتَّان baḏr al-kattān
- linseed in Persian
- بذرکتان, بزرک bazrak, زغیره zaɣire
Synonyms of linseed
Forms of linseed
| plural | linseeds |
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Origin of linseed
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.
Words formed from linseed
Phrases with linseed
Questions about linseed
- What does linseed mean?
- Linseed means the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
- What is linseed in Hindi?
- Linseed in Hindi is अलसी (alsī). See Linseed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is linseed?
- Linseed is a noun.
- How do you pronounce linseed?
- Linseed is pronounced /ˈlɪnsiːd/.
- What is the plural of linseed?
- The plural of linseed is linseeds.
Words near linseed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: linseed (page history and authors); linseed (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اما (Urdu) (page history and authors); linseed (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); linseed (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); linseed (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅਲਸੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); मालिका (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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