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li·num 
[lahy-nuhm] Pronunciation Key
[lahy-nuhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals. |
[Origin: < NL (Linnaeus); L līnum flax]
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| linum | |
noun | |
| a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves |
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Linum
Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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