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Word: Flax
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flaks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks.
Short Definition:blue-flowered plant cultivated for linseed and textile fibre
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