linumn.
/ˈlʌɪnəm/ Botany.
A genus of plants (family Linaceæ) of which flax is a well known example. In popular use, applied to the ornamental species of this genus.
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mill-mountain1633
mountain flax1648
rupturewort1670
purging flax1684
fairy flax1737
mountain flax1841
purge flax1853
fairy lint1859
dwarf-flax1863
linum1867
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > rose and allied flowers > allied flowers
rose1527
linum1867
1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands v. 138 The hillsides [on the road to Bethel] were covered with the most lovely spring flowers; dwarf irises, the delicate pink linum [etc.].
1882 Garden 3 June 385/3 Linums have stood the past winter better than heretofore.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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