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...
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up flax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a plant cultivated for food and fiber in cooler regions of the world. Flax may...
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Hollis Partridge "Holly" Scott (née Flax) is a fictional character from the US television series The Office, played by Amy Ryan. She is an original character...
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Linen (category Flax)
Linen (/ˈlɪnən/) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these...
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Linseed oil (redirect from Flax seed oil)
as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)...
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Linum lewisii (redirect from Lewis flax)
Linum lewisii (Linum perenne var. lewisii) (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North...
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Asbestos (redirect from Earth flax)
Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ass-BES-təs, az-, -toss) is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed...
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Linum bienne (redirect from Pale Flax)
narrowleaf flax, is a flowering plant in the genus Linum, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe, north to England and Ireland. Pale flax grows...
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Linum grandiflorum (redirect from Flowering flax)
grandiflorum is a species of flax known by several common names, including flowering flax, red flax, scarlet flax, and crimson flax. It is native to Algeria...
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Camelina oil (redirect from False flax oil)
Camelina oil or False flax oil is a pressed seed oil, derived from the Camelina sativa or false flax, also called gold of pleasure. False flax has long been grown...
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Linum perenne (redirect from Perennial Flax)
Linum perenne, the perennial flax, blue flax or lint, is a flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Europe, primarily in the Alps and locally...
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Flax Island was an island located by Otego, New York, on the Susquehanna River below the mouth of Flax Island Creek. In a deed from 1807 it is called Flax...
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New Zealand flax describes the common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi, known by the Māori names harakeke and wharariki...
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California Pizza Kitchen (redirect from Larry Flax)
The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States. California Pizza Kitchen introduced...
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Flax or Flaxen is a pale yellowish-gray, the color of straw or unspun dressed flax. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915...
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Anagotus fairburni or Flax weevil is a large flightless weevil. It feeds on leaves of New Zealand flax species where it produces a characteristic feeding...
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Linum sulcatum (redirect from Grooved flax)
Linum sulcatum, common names yellow flax, grooved yellow flax, grooved flax, and yellow wild flax is a plant native to the United States and Canada. It...
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Shades of white (section Flax)
color name in English was in 1925. Flax #EEDC82 The color flax is displayed at left. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915...
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Linum catharticum (redirect from Fairy Flax)
Linum catharticum, also known as purging flax, or fairy flax, is an herbaceous flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Great Britain, Iceland...
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Linum intercursum (redirect from Sandplain flax)
Linum intercursum, common names sandplain flax and sandplain wild flax, is a perennial plant native to the United States. It is listed as endangered in...
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Phormium colensoi (redirect from Lesser New Zealand Flax)
Phormium colensoi (syn. Phormium cookianum – see below), also called mountain flax, or wharariki in Māori, is a perennial plant that is endemic to New Zealand...
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Flax Pond may refer to: Flax Pond (Bourne, Massachusetts) in Nickerson State Park Flax Pond (Brewster, Massachusetts) Flax Pond (Lynn, Massachusetts) Flax...
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Santolina rosmarinifolia (redirect from Holy flax)
Santolina rosmarinifolia, the holy flax, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to south western Europe. It is a dense...
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Kenneth Flax (born April 20, 1963) is a retired American Olympic hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 80.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Modesto...
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Blue flax is a common name of several species in the genus Linum (flax): Linum lewisii, native to western North America Linum narbonense, native to Europe...
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Melaleuca linariifolia (redirect from Flax-leaved Paperbark)
Australia. It is commonly known as snow-in-summer, narrow-leaved paperbark, flax-leaved paperbark and in the language of the Gadigal people as budjur. A hardy...
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Carol Flax is an American artist who specializes in representational collage, or “Cut Paper Mosaics” as she describes. Flax lives in Yarmouth, Massachusetts...
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Cuscuta epilinum (redirect from Flax dodder)
Cuscuta epilinum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. Its native range is Iran to Central Asia. "Cuscuta epilinum Weihe...
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