Flax vs. Lax

Flaxnoun

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.

Flaxnoun

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

Flaxnoun

The 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.

Flaxnoun

A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.

Flaxnoun

The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.

Flaxnoun

fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric

Flaxnoun

plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

Flax

Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climate.

Laxnoun

A salmon.

Laxadjective

Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

Laxadjective

Loose; not tight or taut.

Laxadjective

Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.

Laxadjective

(archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Laxadjective

(maths) Describing an associative monoidal functor.

Laxadjective

Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

Laxadjective

Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.

Laxadjective

Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Laxnoun

A looseness; diarrhea.

Laxadjective

lacking in rigor or strictness;

Laxadjective

pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

Laxadjective

not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight;

Laxadjective

lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;

Laxadjective

tolerant or lenient;

Laxadjective

emptying easily or excessively;

Laxadjective

not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful

Laxadjective

(of the limbs or muscles) relaxed

Laxadjective

(of the bowels) loose.

Laxadjective

(of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed.

Laxnoun

lacrosse