flax

B2 FREQ #33954

n. 亚麻, 麻布, 亚麻织品 [医] 亚麻

发音

其它 /flæks/

词形变化

flaxes 复数 flaxes

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.

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  2. 2.

    The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.

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  3. 3.

    A flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

herb

整体词 1

linen

相关短语

flax bow flax bows flax milk flax seed flax seeds Flax Bourton flax milks flax dodder flax cotton flax cottons flax-stick false flax 亚麻芥 mountain flax New Zealand flax

词源

From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.

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