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Definition flax in British English

flax noun

[uncountable] noun
/flæks/
1

a plant with small blue flowers that is grown for the fibres in its stem and the oil in its seeds

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2

the fibres from the stem of a flax plant, used for making linen (=a strong cloth)

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Definition flax in British English