flax
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flax¹
- /flaks/ UK
- /flæks/ Australia, US
- /flɛks/ New Zealand
- /flɛks/ nonstandard, obsolete
Sounds like flacks, flex, flecks · Rhymes with -æks
Where it comes from
From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.
noun flaxes
- A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
- The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
- A flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.
Flax²
proper noun Flaxes
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: linseed, flaxseed, hackled, toad, linen, retted, lino, lin, fibers, fibre, fibres, scutched, perennial flax, common flax, linum usitatissimum, blue flax
Translations
Talk about this word "flax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flax. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flax. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flax "flax." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flax.Cite this
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title = {flax},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
