Lin″seed′ (lĭn″sēd′), n. [OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen.] (Bot.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also lintseed.]
Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed. — Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder. — Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.