Flaxseed

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  • noun. The seed of flax, used to produce linseed oil and medicinal emollients and as a dietary supplement.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The seed of flax; linseed.
  • noun. The Radiola Millegrana, a European plant allied to the common flax, and having similar seed-pods. (See water-flaxseed.)
  • Resembling a flaxseed: an epithet specifically applied to the pupa stage of some insects.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The seed of the flax; linseed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the seed of flax used as a source of oil
    • Word Usage
    "She said, originally, in 1999, her coach gave her what he described as flaxseed oil."
    cross-reference
    flaxseed ore  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    oil-rich seed  oilseed  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    barley  bran  cashew  castor  castor oil  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    linseed  
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