Linum

See also: linum and línum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin līnum (“flax”). For several Indo-European connections, see linen.

Proper noun

Linum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Linaceae – flax and related plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Linaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Linum usitatissimum (common flax) - type species; for other species see Linum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Linum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Linum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Linum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.num/, [ˈlʲɪnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.num/, [ˈliːnum]

Proper noun

Linum m

1. accusative of Linus