linum

[lahy-nuh m]

noun

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

Origin of linum

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin līnum flax

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Examples from the Web for linum

Historical Examples of linum

If you have time it will be very good to experiment on Linum Lewisii.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin
The common Flax (Linum usitatissimum) has been thought to be one of these.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics
Richard Folkard
Name from Linum, the Flax, which the leaves of some species resemble.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
The flax plant (Linum usitatissimum) is grown in India solely for the sake of the linseed.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
William Sleeman
The common Flax (Linum usitatissimum), though in its appearance only an insignificant weed, is a plant of great benefit to man.
Botany for Ladies
Jane Loudon

British Dictionary definitions for linum

linum

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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