FLAX


Meaning of FLAX in English

noun the skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.

2. flax ·noun a plant of the genus linum, ·esp. the l. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. the fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, ·etc. linseed oil is expressed from the seed.

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