flaxnoun [ U ]
uk/flæks/us/flæks/a plant with blue flowers grown for its stems or seeds, or the thread made from this plant
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Crop plants & economic plants
- beet
- canola
- cash crop
- cassava
- clover
- hemp
- hop
- linseed
- manioc
- rabi
- rape
- safflower
- sisal
- subsistence crop
- sugar beet
- sugar cane
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Textiles made from natural fibres
Examples from literature
- It was made from a plant called flax.
- All that he had to wear, therefore, was a white flax mat, which was given to him by the chief, and which, being thrown over his shoulders, came as low as his knees.
- Cotton enough to serve the wants of families, together with the wool from the flock, and some flax, were of prime consideration.
- It is believed that this will cause the flax to wave in the wind.
- The flax which was sown in this country rose three feet high.
- They were extra fine wicks, being made of flax for the company candles.