The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Linum \Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum). [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Linum n 1: a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves [syn: Linum, genus Linum]