noun · Nature

flax

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The meaning (definition) of the word flax

a plant with blue flowers grown for its long fibers

The word flax used in a sentence

Flax is a plant with pretty blue flowers.

The plural of the word flax

flaxes

How the word flax is said around the world

Frenchlin (len)
Spanishlino (leenoh)
Mandarin亚麻 (yà má)
Hindiअलसी (ulsee)
Arabicالكتان (ahlkahtahn)
Russianлен (len)
Portuguese (EU)linho (leenyuu)
Portuguese (BR)linho (leenyuu)
Japanese亜麻 (ama)
GermanFlachs (flahkhs)
Urduسن (suun)
Punjabiਸਣ (sun)
Korean엷은 황갈색 (yeolbeun hwanggalsaeg)
Hebrewפִּשׁתָן (peeshtahnuh)
Greekλινάρι (linari)
Dutchvlas (vlahs)
Tagalogflax (flahks)
Vietnamesecây gai (kuhi ghahy)
Turkishketen (kaytan)
Persianکتان (kahtahn)
Polishlen (len)
Ukrainianльон (lon)
Bengaliশণ (shawn)
Swedishlin (leen)
Italianlino (leenoh)

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