linum

[ lahy-nuh m ]

/ ˈlaɪ nəm /

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.

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Origin of linum

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin līnum flax

Words nearby linum

linter, lintie, linton, lintwhite, linty, linum, linus, linux, liny, linyu, linz

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Example sentences from the Web for linum

Flax, flax, n. the fibres of the plant Linum, which are woven into linen cloth: the flax-plant.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
In fact, had I then proved the Linum case, I would not have wasted time in repetition.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
The occurrence of dimorphic and non-dimorphic species in the same genus is quite the same as I find in Linum.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
What is the meaning of the mucus so copiously emitted from the moistened seeds of Iberis, and of at least some species of Linum?
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

Linum trigynum commences at Mahadeb; Scutellaria a little above, but I have found this at the foot.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for linum

linum

/ (ˈlaɪnəm) /

noun

any plant of the annual or perennial genus Linum, of temperate regions, esp L. grandiflorum, from N Africa, cultivated for its showy red or blue flowers: family LinaceaeSee also flax

Word Origin for linum

Latin, from Greek linon flax

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