Definition of flax in English:

flax

noun flaksflæks

mass noun

1A blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks.
亚麻
Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Many have abundant gardens, with brilliant red poppies, orange marigolds, blue flax, pink clematis and jacaranda, and large cypress and eucalyptus trees.
- The principal crops are grain, sunflower seeds, sugar beet, and flax.
- Nevertheless, linseed itself is sometimes used as a food grain in India, where the species originated and where flax has been cultivated since earliest times.
- Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period.
- Irish farmers came to rely on imported flax seed because the very best linen required the harvesting of flax before the seed could mature.
1. 1.1 Textile fibre obtained from the flax plant.
  亚麻纤维
  a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax
  亚麻加工纺织厂。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Linen is from flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant.
  Prior to that, cushions were stuffed with flax, cotton or other padded materials and the result was fairly deadening.
  Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool.
  These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool.
  Handmade utensils have been produced since the beginning of the nineteenth century; the primary textiles are wool and flax.
2. 1.2 Used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax) or plants that yield similar fibre (e.g. false flax).
  用于其他亚麻科植物或产出类似纤维的植物名称中，前者如purging flax，后者如false flax
  Example sentencesExamples
  Travelling with them were weeds of nuisance significance, selection favouring their life-cycles to fit those of the crops or to mimic them: false oat in cereals, and in flax, the false flax.
3. 1.3
  another term for New Zealand flax

Origin

Old English flæx, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein 'to plait, twist'.

Rhymes

axe (US ax), Backs, Bax, fax, lax, max, pax, Sachs, sax, saxe, tax, wax

Definition of flax in US English:

flax

nounflæksflaks

1A blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fiber made from its stalks.
亚麻
Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The principal crops are grain, sunflower seeds, sugar beet, and flax.
- Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period.
- Irish farmers came to rely on imported flax seed because the very best linen required the harvesting of flax before the seed could mature.
- Nevertheless, linseed itself is sometimes used as a food grain in India, where the species originated and where flax has been cultivated since earliest times.
- Many have abundant gardens, with brilliant red poppies, orange marigolds, blue flax, pink clematis and jacaranda, and large cypress and eucalyptus trees.
1. 1.1 Textile fiber obtained from the flax plant.
  亚麻纤维
  a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax
  亚麻加工纺织厂。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool.
  Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool.
  Prior to that, cushions were stuffed with flax, cotton or other padded materials and the result was fairly deadening.
  Linen is from flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant.
  Handmade utensils have been produced since the beginning of the nineteenth century; the primary textiles are wool and flax.
2. 1.2 Used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax) or plants that yield similar fiber (e.g. false flax).
  用于其他亚麻科植物或产出类似纤维的植物名称中，前者如purging flax，后者如false flax
  Example sentencesExamples
  Travelling with them were weeds of nuisance significance, selection favouring their life-cycles to fit those of the crops or to mimic them: false oat in cereals, and in flax, the false flax.

Origin

Old English flæx, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein ‘to plait, twist’.

词汇	flax
释义	Definition of flax in English: flax noun flaksflæks mass noun 1A blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks. 亚麻 Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae Example sentencesExamples Many have abundant gardens, with brilliant red poppies, orange marigolds, blue flax, pink clematis and jacaranda, and large cypress and eucalyptus trees. The principal crops are grain, sunflower seeds, sugar beet, and flax. Nevertheless, linseed itself is sometimes used as a food grain in India, where the species originated and where flax has been cultivated since earliest times. Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period. Irish farmers came to rely on imported flax seed because the very best linen required the harvesting of flax before the seed could mature. 1.1 Textile fibre obtained from the flax plant. 亚麻纤维 a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax 亚麻加工纺织厂。 Example sentencesExamples Linen is from flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant. Prior to that, cushions were stuffed with flax, cotton or other padded materials and the result was fairly deadening. Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool. These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool. Handmade utensils have been produced since the beginning of the nineteenth century; the primary textiles are wool and flax. 1.2 Used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax) or plants that yield similar fibre (e.g. false flax). 用于其他亚麻科植物或产出类似纤维的植物名称中，前者如purging flax，后者如false flax Example sentencesExamples Travelling with them were weeds of nuisance significance, selection favouring their life-cycles to fit those of the crops or to mimic them: false oat in cereals, and in flax, the false flax. 1.3 another term for New Zealand flax Origin Old English flæx, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein 'to plait, twist'. Rhymes axe (US ax), Backs, Bax, fax, lax, max, pax, Sachs, sax, saxe, tax, wax Definition of flax in US English: flax nounflæksflaks 1A blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fiber made from its stalks. 亚麻 Linum usitatissimum, family Linaceae Example sentencesExamples The principal crops are grain, sunflower seeds, sugar beet, and flax. Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period. Irish farmers came to rely on imported flax seed because the very best linen required the harvesting of flax before the seed could mature. Nevertheless, linseed itself is sometimes used as a food grain in India, where the species originated and where flax has been cultivated since earliest times. Many have abundant gardens, with brilliant red poppies, orange marigolds, blue flax, pink clematis and jacaranda, and large cypress and eucalyptus trees. 1.1 Textile fiber obtained from the flax plant. 亚麻纤维 a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax 亚麻加工纺织厂。 Example sentencesExamples These fibres would then be spun in the same way as flax or wool. Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool. Prior to that, cushions were stuffed with flax, cotton or other padded materials and the result was fairly deadening. Linen is from flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant. Handmade utensils have been produced since the beginning of the nineteenth century; the primary textiles are wool and flax. 1.2 Used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax) or plants that yield similar fiber (e.g. false flax). 用于其他亚麻科植物或产出类似纤维的植物名称中，前者如purging flax，后者如false flax Example sentencesExamples Travelling with them were weeds of nuisance significance, selection favouring their life-cycles to fit those of the crops or to mimic them: false oat in cereals, and in flax, the false flax. Origin Old English flæx, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlas and German Flachs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin plectere and Greek plekein ‘to plait, twist’.
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