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flax Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
An annual herbaceous plant (Linum usitatissimum) of the family Linaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia, widely cultivated for its strong bast fibers used to make linen and its nutritious oil-bearing seeds.
Usage Example
"Farmers in the region have cultivated linseed for centuries to supply the local textile mills."
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linseed
• noun (Context 2)
The dressed, pale yellowish textile fiber obtained from the stems of the flax plant after retting and scutching, prepared for spinning into linen thread or yarn.
Usage Example
"She spun the raw bundles of linen into fine, durable thread on the wooden spinning wheel."
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linen
tow
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