linum

[ lahy-nuhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

linum

/ ˈlaɪnəm /

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 Linaceae See also flax

Origin of linum¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin līnum flax

Origin of linum¹

Latin, from Greek linon flax

Infusum lini cathartici, L. From the dried leaves of purging flax (Linum catharticum).

The occurrence of dimorphic and non-dimorphic species in the same genus is quite the same as I find in Linum.

See in my future paper on Linum pollen and stigma recognising each other.

What is the meaning of the mucus so copiously emitted from the moistened seeds of Iberis, and of at least some species of Linum?

By this term we understand the bast or inner bark of the Linum usitatissimum, which is spun into yarn for weaving linen webs.

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