li·no·le·um
noun/lɪˈnəʊliəm/
/lɪˈnəʊliəm/
(also British English, informal lino)
[uncountable]- a type of strong material with a hard shiny surface, used for covering floors
Topics Houses and homesc2油地毡 Oxford Collocations DictionaryLinoleum is used before these nouns:- floor
- tile
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin linum ‘flax’ + oleum ‘oil’.