flax


Definition: Meaning of, flax in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / flaks /

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  1. a plant with blue flowers, used for making cloth and oil
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  2. the thread made from this plant, used for making LINEN
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flax used in phrases

  • devil's flax (noun)
    1. common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
  • false flax (noun)
    1. annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia
  • flax family (noun)
    1. a widely distributed family of plants
  • flax rust (noun)
    1. fungus causing flax rust
  • flax rust fungus (noun)
    1. fungus causing flax rust
  • flax-plant (noun)
    1. a plant in New Zealand, allied to the lilies and aloes, whose leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.
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