Common Flax

flax (fl

ks)

a. A widely cultivated plant, Linum usitatissimum, having pale blue flowers, seeds that yield linseed oil, and slender stems from which a textile fiber is obtained.

b. The fine, light-colored textile fiber obtained from this plant.

c. Any of various other plants of the genus Linum or of similar or related genera.

2. A pale grayish yellow.

[Middle English, from Old English fleax; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

flax

flax flower and seed pods (left) and cutaway of stem (right)

flax [flæks]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any herbaceous plant or shrub of the genus Linum, esp L. usitatissimum, which has blue flowers and is cultivated for its seeds (flaxseed) and for the fibres of its stems: family Linaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fibre of this plant, made into thread and woven into linen fabrics

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar plants

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) NZ a swamp plant producing a fibre that is used by Maoris for decorative work, baskets, etc.

[Old English fleax; related to Old Frisian flax, Old High German flahs flax, Greek plekein to plait]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	flax - fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric linen - a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
	2.	flax - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Linum, Linum - a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves

Translations

flax [flæks]

A. N (Bot) → lino m

B. CPD flax seed N → linaza f

flax [ˈflæks] n → lin m

flax

n (Bot) → Flachs m

flax [flæks] n → lino

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boll
Camelina sativa
devil's flax
false flax
Flax brake
Flax comb
Flax cotton
Flax dresser
flax kit
Flax mill
Flax puller
flax rust
flax rust fungus
Flax wench
flaxseed
flaxy
genus Linum
genus Melampsora
gold of pleasure

Linum usitatissimum, the common flax, is the starting point for both tea towels and linen cloth and, in the more expansive arable farming areas of Britain and Europe you will, once again, see large fields of blue flowers in mid-summer as the crop reaches its first stage of maturity.

Where did that come from? Notebook Flax - Linum usitatissimum by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

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Common Field-Level Memory Reprogramming Equipment
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Common Flax

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Common Flying Dragon
Common Flying Dragon
common folk
Common Food Management System
common forebears
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Common Foreign Function Interface
Common Format for Transient Data Exchange
Common Formats
Common Forms of Collateral
Common Forms of Secured Transactions
Common Foundation Program
common four-o'clock
Common Fox
Common Fox
common foxglove
common fraction
common fraction
Common Free Market Zone

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