flax
pronunciation
How to pronounce flax in British English:
UK [flæks]
How to pronounce flax in American English:
US [flæks]
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- Noun:
- fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
- plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
Word Origin
- flax (n.)
- Old English fleax "flax plant; cloth made with flax, linen," from Proto-Germanic *flakhsan (cognates: Old Frisian flax, Middle Dutch and Dutch vlas, Old Saxon flas, Old High German flahs, German Flachs), probably from Proto-Germanic base *fleh- "to plait," corresponding to PIE *plek- "to weave, to plait" (see ply (v.1)). But some connect it with PIE *pleik- (see flay) from the notion of "stripping" fiber to prepare it.
Example
- 1. Fight back with flax , honey , and lemon .
- 2. Cherries , sunflower and flax seeds have traces of this hormone .
- 3. Beans and legumes are generally high in phytoestrogens . Flax , too .
- 4. Some part of the building is abandoned , flax is not in high demand nowadays .
- 5. Green veggies , flax seeds , whole grains .