flax
/flæks/ sustantivo B2En español: lino
- 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.
- The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
- 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.
Plural flaxes
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The Owl next advised them to pluck up the seed of the flax, which men had sown, as it was a plant which boded no good to them.
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