Flax seeds

Hindi translation: अलसी के बीज

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English term or phrase:Flax seeds
Hindi translation:अलसी के बीज
Entered by: Lalit Sati

14:20 Dec 28, 2008
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Cooking / Culinary
English term or phrase: Flax seeds
What is Flax known in Hindi? I have somewhere read that consuming Flax seeds help in preventing hair loss. Are the Flax seeds commonly available in market?
Vijay M
अलसी के बीज
Explanation:
http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/sakhi/?page=article&articleid=460...

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other - सन, क्षौमी, तीसी
सन doesn't mean sunflower.
Pl. see
अलसी - Linum usitatissimum
http://www.fao.org/aims/ag_intro.htm?termid=4355&myLangTerms...



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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-12-29 05:14:26 GMT)
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http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Flax.html

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Note added at 15 hrs (2008-12-29 05:23:59 GMT)
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Common name: Flax, Common flax, Flaxseed, Linseed • Hindi: अलसी Alsi • Tamil: அலி Ali • Telugu: మదనగిన్జా Madanginja, Ullusulu • Bengali: অতসী Atasi • Sanskrit: अतसी Atasi
Botanical name: Linum usitatissimum Family: Linaceae (Linseed family)
(http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Flax.html)
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Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 07:30
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5 +1अलसी के बीज
Lalit Sati
5सन या अलसी के बीज
Manmohan Kaur


  

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flax seeds
सन या अलसी के बीज


Explanation:
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Manmohan Kaur
United States
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PunjabiPunjabi
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Manmohan. Does "Sun" mean sunflower?

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flax seeds
अलसी के बीज


Explanation:
http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/sakhi/?page=article&articleid=460...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-12-29 05:11:58 GMT)
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other - सन, क्षौमी, तीसी
सन doesn't mean sunflower.
Pl. see
अलसी - Linum usitatissimum
http://www.fao.org/aims/ag_intro.htm?termid=4355&myLangTerms...



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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-12-29 05:14:26 GMT)
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http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Flax.html

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Note added at 15 hrs (2008-12-29 05:23:59 GMT)
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Common name: Flax, Common flax, Flaxseed, Linseed • Hindi: अलसी Alsi • Tamil: அலி Ali • Telugu: మదనగిన్జా Madanginja, Ullusulu • Bengali: অতসী Atasi • Sanskrit: अतसी Atasi
Botanical name: Linum usitatissimum Family: Linaceae (Linseed family)
(http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Flax.html)


Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
Grading comment
Thank You.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank You, Lalit. Are there any alternate names for "Alsi"? I am not familiar with this name.


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