Definitions for flax

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Spelling: [flaks]
IPA: /flæks/

Flax is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in flax (aflx).

Definitions for flax

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
  2. the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn for thread or woven fabrics.
  3. any of various plants resembling flax.

Origin of flax

before 900; Middle English; Old English fleax; cognate with Dutch, Low German vlas, German Flachs

Examples for flax

The flax which was sown in this country rose three feet high.

Fruit trees, Turkey corn, vines, and flax flourished in luxuriance.

Seek out varieties that include seeds—like flax, chia and sesame—which add nutrients including omega-3s and protein.

Then the girl took the flax and drove the heifer out to graze.

flax sped along through the wind and the rain and the thunder.

But father said I was mistaken,” said flax, “and did not find it.

They won't be bothered with flax, which wants no end of attention.

Sheets and table-cloths were of flax or hemp; dishes were of brass or pewter.

flax could see it brighter than all the brightness of the rainbow.

Menstrual Cramps—Eat two tbsps of flax seeds during your period because of their hormone balancing lignans and phytoestrogens.

Word Value for flax
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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