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Flax
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noun
A
plant
with
blue
flowers
,
cultivated
for
its
fiber
,
which
is
used
to
make
linen
,
and
its
seeds
,
which
are
used
to
produce
linseed
oil
.
Flax
is
grown
in
many
countries
for
its
valuable
fibers
.
The
linen
shirt
is
made
from
flax
.
Farmers
harvested
the
flax
to
produce
oil
and
fabric
.
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Language
Old English
Original word
fleax
Originally meant
a plant used for making linen
Background
The word 'flax' comes from Old English 'fleax', which is related to similar words in other Germanic languages. Flax has been cultivated since ancient times for its fibers and seeds.