linum

[ lahy-nuhm ]

/ ˈlaɪ nəm /

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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, Lin Yutang, Linz

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How to use linum in a sentence

Infusum lini cathartici, L. From the dried leaves of purging flax (Linum catharticum).
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
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
See in my future paper on Linum pollen and stigma recognising each other.
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

By this term we understand the bast or inner bark of the Linum usitatissimum, which is spun into yarn for weaving linen webs.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

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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