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11flax|y — «FLAK see», adjective. = flaxen. (Cf. ↑flaxen) …
12Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom …
13flax — /flaks/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Linum, esp. L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds. 2. the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn… …
14flax — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fleax; akin to Old High German flahs flax, Latin plectere to braid more at ply Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Linum of the family Linaceae, the flax family)… …
15flax — n. 1 a a blue flowered plant, Linum usitatissimum, cultivated for its textile fibre and its seeds (see LINSEED). b a plant resembling this. 2 a dressed or undressed flax fibres. b archaic linen, cloth of flax. Phrases and idioms: flax lily (pl.… …
16Flax — (Heb. pishtah, i.e., peeled , in allusion to the fact that the stalks of flax when dried were first split or peeled before being steeped in water for the purpose of destroying the pulp). This plant was cultivated from earliest times. The flax… …
17flax — /flæks / (say flaks) noun 1. any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect annual plant with narrow, lance shaped leaves and blue flowers, much cultivated for its fibre and seeds. 2. the fibre of this plant,… …
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19flax — noun 1》 a blue flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks. [Linum usitatissimum.] ↘textile fibre obtained from flax. 2》 another term for New Zealand flax. Origin OE flæx, of… …
20flax — [[t]flæks[/t]] n. 1) pln any plant of the genus Linum, family Linaceae, esp. L. usitatissimum, a slender annual with blue flowers that is cultivated for its fiber, used for making linen yarn, and for its seeds, which yield linseed oil 2) tex the… …
