- any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn for thread or woven fabrics.
- any of various plants resembling flax.
- any herbaceous plant or shrub of the genus Linum, esp L. usitatissimum, which has blue flowers and is cultivated for its seeds (flaxseed) and for the fibres of its stems: family Linaceae
- the fibre of this plant, made into thread and woven into linen fabrics
- any of various similar plants
- a swamp plant producing a fibre that is used by Māoris for decorative work, baskets, etc
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