Plant-Name Dictionary
Flaxseed — names in 24 European languages
Linum usitatissimum
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Hrvatski Croatian | Pravi lan |
| Čeština Czech | len setý |
| Dansk Danish | Almindelig hør |
| Nederlands Dutch | Vlas Gekweekt vlas |
| English English | linseed common flax, Cultivated Flax, flax, Lan, Linen flax |
| Eesti Estonian | Harilik lina |
| Suomi Finnish | Pellava peltopellava |
| Français French | Lin cultivé lin, Lin cultive, lin utile |
| Deutsch German | Gemeiner Lein Flachs, Saat-Lein, Saatlein |
| Magyar Hungarian | Házi len |
| Italiano Italian | Lino coltivato Lino comune |
| Latviešu Latvian | Lini |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Sėjamasis linas |
| Polski Polish | Len zwyczajny |
| Português Portuguese | linho linhaça, linho-galego, Lìnho |
| Slovenčina Slovak | Ľan siaty |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | navadni lan |
| Español Spanish | lino Linaza |
| Svenska Swedish | lin Oljelin, Spånadslin, Äkta lin |
| Русский Russian | Лён обыкновенный Лён |
| Українська Ukrainian | Льон звичайний Льон звичайний (Льон-довгунець) |
| Norsk Norwegian | lin dyrka lin, dyrket lin |
| Српски Serbian | Лан |
| Türkçe Turkish | Keten |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.