noun
flax
flaks
noun
1
A slender plant grown for its fibers (used to make linen) and its seeds (linseed).
"Farmers in the region have grown flax for centuries."
2
The fibers from this plant, spun into linen thread and cloth.
"The tablecloth was woven from fine flax."
How to Use Flax
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crop plant whose fibers make linen and whose seeds (linseed) are used for oil and food.
Common pairings
flax seed
flax fiber
grow flax
Word Forms
flaxes plural, Flaxes plural
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Etymology
From Old English fleax, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to plait."