Linseed, Flax-seed
Latin name: Linum usitatissimumLinum (=thread)
The Latin name Linum comes from the Celtic, il/in, meaning a thread; the English, linen, refers to the fabric.
usitatissimum (= most useful)
The species name usitatissimum comes from the Latin adjective, usitatus, most useful.
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Nux vomica
Latin name: Strychnos nux-vomicaStrychnos
from strychnon, strychnos ‘acrid, bitter’
nux-vomica (nux=nut, vomica= cause vomiting)
The Latin binomial means "the nut that causes vomiting.
