| NOUN | substance | flax | fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric |
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| plant | flax | plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem |
| Sounds | flae'ks | |
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| Rhymes | Acts ... Zovirax: 33 rhymes with aeks... | |
| Meaning | Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric. | |
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| Broader | plant fiber, plant fibre | Fiber derived from plants |
| Substance of | linen | A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant |
| Spanish | lino | |
| Catalan | lli | |
| Meaning | plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem. | |
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| Member of | Linum, genus Linum | A herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Catalan | lli | |
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