Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Old World plant, Linum catharticum, a decoction of which is used as a cathartic and diuretic.
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Amongst the injurious substances found in linseed and linseed-cake I may mention the seeds of the purging-flax, darnel, spurry, corn-cockle, curcus-beans, and castor-oil beans.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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