- flax - fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
--1 is a kind of plant fiber, plant fibre
--1 is a substance of linen- flax - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
--2 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--2 is a member of Linum, genus Linum - flax - plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem