linum

[ lahy-nuhm ]

noun

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.

linum

/ ˈlaɪnəm /

noun

1. any plant of the annual or perennial genus Linum, of temperate regions, esp L. grandiflorum, from N Africa, cultivated for its showy red or blue flowers: family Linaceae See also flax

Word History and Origins

Origin of linum¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin līnum flax

Word History and Origins

Origin of linum¹

Latin, from Greek linon flax

Example Sentences

Many roadside verges also provide a habitat for some of Britain’s rare plants … at least twenty-seven of the three hundred rarest species grow on roadside verges; Linum anglicum, perennial flax, grows only in this habitat and the same goes for several other species.

From Nature

We cannot say whether it came to us through Latin "linum" or related Germanic words - it could be both.

From BBC

Linum grandiflorum: hardy, 1 ft., splendid crimson; var. roseum is pink.

From Project Gutenberg

Even on this splintered ridge, at a height of 8000 feet, there were tulips, celery in blossom, mullein, roses, legions of the Fritillaria imperialis, anemones, blue linum, and a wealth of alpine plants.

From Project Gutenberg

I had noticed in 1838 or 1839 the dimorphism of Linum flavum, and had at first thought that it was merely a case of unmeaning variability.

From Project Gutenberg