flaxseed

[ flaks-seed ]

noun
  1. the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed.

Origin of flaxseed

1
First recorded in 1555–65; flax + seed

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British Dictionary definitions for flaxseed

flaxseed

/ (ˈflæksˌsiːd) /


noun
  1. the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil: Also called: linseed

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