flax

  1. Noun.  A plant of the genus ''Linum'', especially (etyl, la) 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. Noun.  The fibers of ''Linum usitatissimum'', grown to make linen and related textiles.
  3. Noun.  A plant of the genus ''Phormium'', native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps called flax bushes.

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