"blue flax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue flaxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue flax (plural blue flaxes)
  1. Any from three species of flax:
    Linum lewisii, native to North America; Lewis flax or prairie flax.
    Translations (linum lewisii): diniʼeechʼil áłtsʼóózígíí (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-blue_flax-en-noun-qQ~XKB3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 20 23 Disambiguation of 'linum lewisii': 76 12 11
  2. Any from three species of flax:
    Two very similar-looking species of perennial flax, native to Europe:
    Linum narbonense.
    Sense id: en-blue_flax-en-noun-vwwz3glp
  3. Any from three species of flax:
    Two very similar-looking species of perennial flax, native to Europe:
    Linum perenne; lint.
    Sense id: en-blue_flax-en-noun-0DkLZI4S

Inflected forms

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