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linum

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linum [ˈlaɪnəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
[Latin, from Greek linon flax]
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Noun1.linumLinum - a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves
genus Linum
plant genus - a genus of plants
family Linaceae, flax family, Linaceae - a widely distributed family of plants
flax - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem


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The earliest accounts I possess of my progenitors represent them as a goodly growth of the Linum Usitatissimum, divided into a thousand cotemporaneous plants, singularly well conditioned, and remarkable for an equality that renders the production valuable.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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