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Old English

fleax

flax plant; linen

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A recognizable flax plant with slender stems, narrow leaves and pale blue five-petaled flowers, accompanied by mature seed capsules, glossy brown flaxseeds and a small bundle of extracted flax fibers.
noun

flax

FLAKS/flæks/

A plant cultivated for linen-producing stems and oil-rich seeds.

Etymology
flaxOld Englishflax plant; linen

Old English fleax named both the plant and linen made from it. That shared name connects the living crop with its use as a source of textile fiber.

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