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flax en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• flĕks (nonstandard, obsolete)
• /flɛks/ (New-Zealand)
• /flaks/ (UK)
• /flɛks/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
• /flæks/ (Australia, US)
• flăks
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

flaxy · flaxwort · blue flax · wild flax · flax dodder · flaxseed · flax-dresser · flax seed · flaxweed · toadflax · Lewis flax · flaxlike · flaxen · false flax · New Zealand flax · flax milk · flaxbush · false flax oil · mountain flax · flax-stick · flax cotton · holy flax · earthflax · flax-leaved daphne · flax bow · flaxcomb

Relateds

tow · Flax Bourton · linen

Translations (130)

ru лён (the fibers) · kn ಅಗಸೆನಾರು (plant) · el λινάρι (plant) · akk 𒃰 (plant) · fr lin (the fibers) · fi pellava (the fibers) · sk ľan (plant) · nn lin (plant) · sh lȁn (plant) · alt кӱдели (plant) · ko 아마 (plant) · alt кеден (plant) · ro in (the fibers) · it lino (plant) · cmn 亞麻 /亚麻 (plant) · fo hørur (plant) · nrf lîn (plant) · fr lin (plant) · ca lli (plant) · hu len (plant) · hy վուշ (plant) · he פִּשְׁתָּה (plant) · ary كتان (plant) · et lina (plant) · grc λίνον (plant) · mk лен (the fibers) · arc כִּיתָּנָא (plant) · nrf lîn (the fibers) · vi lanh (plant) · es lino (plant) · syc ܩܛܘ (plant) · tr keten (plant) · uz zigʻir (plant) · mk лен (plant) · az adi kətan (plant) · fur lin (plant) · de Flachs (plant) · fa زغر (plant) · lt linas (plant) · pt filaça (the fibers) · be лён (plant) · fa کتان (plant) · nb hør (the fibers) · xcl վուշ (plant) · sv lin (the fibers) · ar كَتَّان (plant) · he פִּשְׁתָּן (plant) · arc ܟܬܢܐ (plant) · ang fleax (plant) · ru лён (plant) · enm flax (plant) · es lino (the fibers) · nl vlas (plant) · pt linho (plant) · nb lin (the fibers) · cy llin (plant) · gu અળસી (plant) · kk зығыр (plant) · nb lin (plant) · is lín (plant) · sl lan (plant) · syc ܟܬܢܐ (plant) · eo lino (plant) · cs len (plant) · ar كَتّان (the fibers) · ta ஆளி (plant) · pl len (the fibers) · myv сюс (plant) · nb hør (plant) · xcl կտաւ (plant) · bg лен (the fibers) · dsb lan (the fibers) · grc λίνον (the fibers) · nl vlas (the fibers) · da hør (plant) · oc lin (plant) · fi pellava (plant) · xpu 𐤐𐤔𐤕 (plant) · vo linum (plant) · sc linu (plant) · sh ла̏н (plant) · kn ಅಗಸೆನಾರು (the fibers) · km ការច្នៃ (plant) · bg лен (plant) · sv lin (plant) · fo lín (plant) · tab гиниб (plant) · fa کتان (the fibers) · de Lein (plant) · uga 𐎖𐎉 (plant) · fa وش (plant) · ms flaks (plant) · sa उमा (plant) · uk льон (plant) · gl liño (plant) · dsb lan (plant) · vi lanh (the fibers) · grc κάρπασος (plant) · arc ܟܝܬܢܐ (plant) · ka სელი (plant) · arz كتان (plant) · sux 𒃰 (plant) · aii ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (plant) · tl sulid (the fibers) · uk льон (the fibers) · ota كتان (plant) · la līnum (plant) · mn маалинга (plant) · eu liho (plant) · lv lini (the fibers) · el λινάρι (the fibers) · pl len (plant) · gl liño (the fibers) · lv lins (plant) · sq li (plant) · ltg lyns (plant) · swg Lãẽ (plant) · it lino (the fibers) · de Flachs (the fibers) · sco lint (plant) · nds Flass (plant) · rup ljin (plant) · de Flachsfaser (the fibers) · bn তিসি (plant) · ja 亜麻 (plant) · ro in (plant) · de Leinen (the fibers) · gu અળસી (the fibers) · ca lli (the fibers) · gl freba (the fibers)