1.The flax plant, especially when grown for linseed oil.
‘The house is surrounded by fields, a sea of blue _linseed_ and yellow rape.’
‘It was an old-fashioned mill for grinding _linseed_ , expressing the oil, and making oil-cake.’
2.The seeds of the flax plant, which are the source of linseed oil and linseed cake.
‘Safflower, sunflower, hemp, _linseed_ , sesame, black currant and pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of EFA’s, protein, plant hormones and fibre.’
‘The staple diet of maple peas, tic beans and vetches slowly grows to incorporate red rape, black rape, dari, _linseed_ and mung beans.’