"flax-stick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 flax-stick.ogg [Australia] Forms: flax-sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flax-stick (plural flax-sticks)
  1. (New Zealand) The flowering stem of the New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax or Phormium cookianum). Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-flax-stick-en-noun-DTX-s2mr Categories (other): New Zealand English
  2. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A New Zealander. Tags: Australia, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Asparagales order plants
    Sense id: en-flax-stick-en-noun-Dc5DRW2J Disambiguation of People: 32 68 Disambiguation of Asparagales order plants: 32 68 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flax stick

Inflected forms

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