flax
nounUK /flæks/
US /flæks/
A plant with small blue flowers that people use to make cloth and oil.
The farmer grew flax in his field to make linen.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The soft, strong fibers from the flax plant, used to make linen cloth.
She wove the flax into a fine tablecloth.
3. The seeds of the flax plant, often used to make oil.
He sprinkled ground flax on his cereal for extra nutrition.
4. A pale golden-yellow color, like the color of flax fibers.
The walls were painted a soft flax shade.