linum — meaning in English

English meaning

• flax noun A slender plant grown for its fibers (used to make linen) and its seeds (linseed).
• string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.

Senses

linum is used for these senses in English:

• flax The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
• flax 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.

flax — full definition

1. noun A slender plant grown for its fibers (used to make linen) and its seeds (linseed).
2. noun The fibers from this plant, spun into linen thread and cloth.

string — full definition

1. noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
2. noun A series of similar things or events, one after another.
3. noun In computing, a sequence of characters treated as a single unit of data.
4. verb To thread items onto a cord, or to fit an instrument with strings.

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