Definition of "flaxseed" []

• The seed of flax, the source of linseed oil and emollient medicinal preparations. (noun)

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• "She said, originally, in 1999, her coach gave her what he described as flaxseed oil."
• "While I have low cholesteral, I just might take a nopal supplement or even Nopalinasa once I am more comfortable with what, exactly, flaxseed is and what its benefits and drawbacks are."
• "CHERNOFF: In a firm voice, Jones told the court her coach Trevor Graham first gave her a supplement he called flaxseed oil in 1999, which she said she later recognized was, in fact, a performance - enhancing drug."