flaxとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English flax, from 古期英語 fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Old Saxon *flahs (Dutch vlas), Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (かつ most likely the Gothic too^[1]) stem is different.

発音

• IPA^(key): /flæks/
• 韻: -æks

名詞

flax (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 flaxes)

1. 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.
2. The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
3. 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.

使用する際の注意点

The plural flaxes is used to indicate multiple species or varieties of flax; otherwise, flax is uncountable.

派生語

• flaxen
• New Zealand flax (Phormium spp.)
• For numerous others see Linum#Selected species on Wikipedia.

参考

• Flax Bourton
• linen
• tow

参照

• flax at OneLook Dictionary Search
• flax on Wikipedia.
• Linum on Wikispecies.