flax
- 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.
- Noun. The fibers of ''Linum usitatissimum'', grown to make linen and related textiles.
- 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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