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The seed that would rather become varnish than feed you, and does both.
means The seed of the flax plant, pressed for its oil (used in paints, varnishes, and wood finishes) or used whole as a fiber-rich food.
from From Old English 'lin' (flax) plus 'seed' — 'lin' is an ancient word, related to the Latin 'linum' that also gives us 'linen,' since the same plant furnishes both the fiber for cloth and the oily seed pressed for finishing wood. One humble plant, two very different afterlives.
- also called
- flaxseed, same plant, different marketing
- cricket bats
- oiled with it to survive being hit
- drying trick
- oxidizes and hardens into a tough film
- omega-3 source
- richer in ALA than most fish feel comfortable with