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Meaning Of Flax
n.
A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which
has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue
flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth,
called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from
the seed.
n.
The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and
cleaned by hatcheling or combing.