- flax⇄flax, noun, verb.
- flax⇄noun 1. a slender, upright plant from whose stems linen is made. Flax has small, narrow leaves, blue flowers, and slender stems about two feet tall. Linseed oil is made from its seeds.
2. the threadlike parts into which the stems of this plant sep - flax⇄v.i. (U.S. Informal.) to bustle about; be busy.
- flax⇄v.t. (U.S. Informal.) to beat; thrash.