Linoleum Definition
 lĭ-nōlē-əm 
    noun
  
 A hard, smooth, washable floor covering.
 Webster's New World 
A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments onto a burlap or canvas backing. Linoleum is used as a covering especially for floors.
 American Heritage 
Any floor covering similar to linoleum.
 Webster's New World 
Synonyms: 
  - lino
 - Linowall (both trademarks)
 - Congoleum
 - cork composition
 - linoxyn
 - floor covering
 
Other Word Forms of Linoleum
Noun
Singular:
 linoleumPlural:
 linoleumsOrigin of Linoleum
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Coined c. 1864 by inventor Frederick Walton, from Latin linum (“flax") + oleum (“oil"). Used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark, it was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.
From Wiktionary
 Originally a trademark
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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