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flax
- IPA[flaks]
英式
- a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks.；textile fibre obtained from the flax plant
noun: flax
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名詞
- 1. a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fibre made from its stalks.
- ▪ textile fibre obtained from the flax plant a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax
- ▪ used in names of other plants of the flax family (e.g. purging flax) or plants that yield similar fibre (e.g. false flax).
- ▪ another term for New Zealand flax
- a hand basket woven from flax, especially as a traditional Maori artefact: schools should be teaching kids more than just how to weave flax baskets
Oxford Dictionary
- a traditional Maori skirt made of dried flax leaves, worn by both sexes: a Maori warrior in a flax skirt welcomed the royal guests
Oxford Dictionary
- a single large clump of New Zealand flax: the valley was dominated by huge flax bushes
Oxford Dictionary
- ordinary Maori people in society or an organization: there is a gap to bridge between tribal elites and the flax roots of Maoridom these solutions have come from the people, at the flax roots level
Oxford Dictionary
- a New Zealand plant that yields valuable fibre and is also grown as an ornamental.
Oxford Dictionary
- a factory in which flax was processed: the derelict property is thought to have been built as a flax mill
Oxford Dictionary
- another term for flax lily
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美式
- a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile ...
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