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flaxseed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflæks.siːd/
  • /ˈflæksiːd/
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 K S IY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the seed of flax used as a source of oil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: linseed

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oilseed, oil-rich seed

History

Etymology

From flax + seed.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زريعة الكتان (zarrīʕat el-kattān) — seed of the flax plant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽 (aa3 maa4 zi2) — seed of the flax plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞麻籽 /亚麻籽 (yàmázǐ) — seed of the flax plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞麻仁 /亚麻仁 (yàmárén) — seed of the flax plant
  • Czech: lněné semínko — seed of the flax plant
  • Finnish: pellavansiemen — seed of the flax plant
  • French: graine de lin — seed of the flax plant
  • French: linette — seed of the flax plant
  • Galician: liñaza — seed of the flax plant
  • German: Leinsamen — seed of the flax plant
  • Greek: λιναρόσπορος (linarósporos) — seed of the flax plant
  • Icelandic: hörfræ — seed of the flax plant
  • Irish: ros — seed of the flax plant
  • Irish: ros lín — seed of the flax plant
  • Italian: seme di lino — seed of the flax plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: linfrø — seed of the flax plant
  • Polish: siemię lniane — seed of the flax plant
  • Portuguese: linhaça — seed of the flax plant
  • Russian: льняно́е се́мя (lʹnjanóje sémja) — seed of the flax plant
  • Spanish: lina — seed of the flax plant
  • Spanish: linaza — seed of the flax plant
  • Swedish: linfrö — seed of the flax plant
  • Turkish: keten tohumu — seed of the flax plant
  • Turkish: bezir — seed of the flax plant
  • Turkish: zeyrek — seed of the flax plant
  • Ottoman Turkish: بزر (bezr, bezir) — seed of the flax plant