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Linseed vs Canola - What's the difference?

linseed | canola |

As nouns the difference between linseed and canola

is that linseed is the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil while canola is any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (brassica napus'') and closely related field mustard (''brassica rapa ) primarily grown in north america, which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.

linseed

English

(wikipedia linseed)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil
    • ''The Ancients widely regarded linseed as a source of medical treatments

    Synonyms

    * flaxseed

    Related terms

    * linen

    Derived terms

    * linseed oil

    canola

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortened from Canadian oil, low acid .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Trade name for rapeseed oil.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably Celtic

    Proper noun

    (-)
  • (mythology) Mythical inventor of the harp.
  • A given name for females.