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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