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flax

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4
Pronunciation
/flæks/
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/flæks/ · /flɛks/

Definition of flax

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.

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