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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Old Saxon *flahs (Dutch vlas), Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too[1]) stem is different.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flax (countable and uncountable, plural flaxes)
- 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.
- The 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.
Usage notes[edit]
The plural flaxes is used to indicate multiple species or varieties of flax; otherwise, flax is uncountable.
Derived terms[edit]
- flaxen
- New Zealand flax (Phormium spp.)
- For numerous others see
Linum#Selected species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations[edit]
plant
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the fibers
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plant native to New Zealand — see phormium
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- flax at OneLook Dictionary Search
flax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Linum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
flax c
- (slang) (unexpected) good luck
Declension[edit]
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Nominative | flax | flaxet | — | — |
Genitive | flax | flaxets | — | — |
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