Difference between Flaxseed and Linseed

What is the difference between Flaxseed and Linseed?

Flaxseed as a noun is the seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil while Linseed as a noun is the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil

Flaxseed

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil

Linseed

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil

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