# linseed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪnsiːd/ · frequency rank #59,511

## Definitions
1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

## Etymology
From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”). By surface analysis, lin + seed.

## Source
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