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Flax
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Flax
(Linum) The Linums or Flaxes form a large group of biennial, annual and perennial herbs and sub-shrubs. They form thick, upright tufts up to 2 feet high. The bluish-green foliage is linear to lanceolate and 1 to 2 inches long. The flowers are 1 to 2 inches across and come in shades of red, violet-bl...
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flax
pale yellow (hair) a plantÂ
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flax
[n] - fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric 2. [n] - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
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Flax
The seeds of the plant are rich in oil. A fibre can be processed from the stem of the plant and can be spun into a thread called linen. Oil Used as a fuel in lamps Thread woven into a strong cloth
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flax
A plant whose stems were used to make a cloth called linen. Its blue flowers could be used to make a dye, and its seeds were crushed to produce linseed oil.
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Flax
(Linaceae family, Linum genera) A plant grown especially to make linen and linseed oil. This grows wild in Britain - but has long been cultivated. The linen is made by removing parts of the plants by retting, (washing in water to break up a binding resin of the plant), in large pools or troughs. Scu...
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Flax
Flax (flăks) noun [ Anglo-Saxon fleax ; akin to Dutch vlas , OHG . flahs , German flachs , and probably to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, Latin plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Greek ...
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flax
1. <botany> A plant of the genus Linum, especially. The L. Usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fibre of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the see...
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Flax
• (n.) 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. • (n....
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flax
(genus Linum usitatissimum), plant of the family Linaceae and its fibre, which is second in importance among the bast fibre (q.v.) group. The flax ... [5 related articles]
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Flax
[color] Flax (also known as Light Goldenrod) is a pale yellowish-gray color named after flax seeds. It is similar to the color mustard. ==Flax in culture== ...
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Flax
[disambiguation] Flax may mean or refer to: ...
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Flax
Flax is an erect annual plant growing to {convert|1.2|m|0|abbr=on} tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 20–40 mm long and 3 mm broad. The flowers are pure pale blue, 15–25 mm diameter, with five petals; they can also be bright red. The fruit is a round, d...
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flax
flax, common name for members of the Linaceae, a family of annual herbs, especially members of the genus Linum, and for the fiber obtained from such plants. The flax of commerce (several varieties of L. usitatissimum) has been cultivated since prehistoric times (see linen). It was the major source o...
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Flax
Flax or linseed is a popular name of plants of the genus Linum, family Linaceae of which there are roughly 100 species. They are herbs or small shrubs with narrow leaves and yellow, blue or white flowers arranged in variously formed cymes. They occur in warm and temperate regions over the world. The...
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flax
Any of a group of plants including the cultivated L. usitatissimum; linen is produced from the fibre in its stems. The seeds yield linseed oil, used in paints and varnishes. The plant, of almost worldwide distribution, has a stem up to 60 cm/24 in high, small leaves, and bright blue flowers. ...
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Flax
[moth] Flax is a genus of moths of the Micronoctuidae family. ...
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flax
1) A slender, annual plant with blue flowers cultivated for its fiber and seeds. 2) Fiber-yielding plant 3) Linen fiber 4) Linen fiber source 5) Linen source 6) Linen-fiber source 7) Linseed oil source 8) Oil source 9) Pale grayish yello...
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