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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flax /flæks/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya plant with blue flowers that is cultivated for its fiber, used for making linen yarn.
- Textilesthe fiber of this plant.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flax (flaks),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany 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.
- Textilesthe fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn for thread or woven fabrics.
- Plant Biologyany of various plants resembling flax.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English fleax; cognate with Dutch, Low German vlas, German Flachs
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flax /flæks/ n - 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
- the fibre of this plant, made into thread and woven into linen fabrics
- any of various similar plants
Also called: harakeke NZ a swamp plant producing a fibre that is used by Māoris for decorative work, baskets, etc
Etymology: Old English fleax; related to Old Frisian flax, Old High German flahs flax, Greek plekein to plait |