n. [ OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen. ] (Bot.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [ Written also lintseed. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]