Flax (Common)
Scientific name
: Linum usitatissimum
Other names:
Dansk: Almindelig Hør
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Deutsch: Lein (Gemeiner)
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Eesti: Harilik lina
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Suomi: Pellava
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Français: Lin cultivé
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Lietuviškai: Sėjamasis linas
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Latviešu: Sējas lins
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Português: Linho
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Русский: Лен обыкновенный
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Svenska: Lin
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Flaxseed is normally only seen overgrown in fields because of scattered bird seed that contains small flaxseeds. Flaxseed consists of 35% oil that allows air to gum up and is therefore used in paints (oil colors). The freshly crushed seeds ...
Author: Bruno P. Kremer
