flax
nounmasculine/ˈliɲu/medium
li·nho
Definition
A herbaceous plant (Linum usitatissimum) whose fibers are used to make linen and whose seeds yield oil.
Flax was cultivated for cloth production.
The shirt was made of pure linen.
Common collocations
linen clothlinen shirtflax fiberflax cultivation
Etymology
Do latim 'linum'.