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DictionaryflaxFiber and seed crop
noun

flax

FLAKS/flæks/

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

Farmers grow flax for its strong fibers and oil-rich seeds.

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.
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.

In context

DeepNote Lab4:59
… from the growers of the flax and the wool to the bleachers and smoothers of the linen …
Wealth of Nations Book 1, Chapter 1(Full Script)

More examples

  • Linen is woven from flax fibers.
  • She stirs ground flax into her oatmeal.
  • The field of flax blooms with small blue flowers.

Forms

flax

flaxseed noun — The oil-rich seed of the flax plant.

flaxen adjective — Pale yellow, like processed flax fiber.