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flaxseed

flax·seed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flaks-seed]
    • /ˈflæksˌsid/
    • /ˈflæk.ˌsid/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flaks-seed]
    • /ˈflæksˌsid/

Definitions of flaxseed word

  • noun flaxseed the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed. 1
  • noun flaxseed A pupa of the Hessian fly, which resembles a seed of flax. 1
  • noun flaxseed the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil 0
  • noun flaxseed the seed of the flax; linseed 0

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Origin of flaxseed

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; flax + seed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flaxseed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flaxseed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

flaxseed usage trend in Literature

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