Linum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Linum \Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.)
     A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ({Linum
     usitatissimum}).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Linum
       n : a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small
           sessile leaves [syn: {genus Linum}]