flax

soft, flexible fiber derived from the bast of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)
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flax

Summary

Key Facts

  • flax is a type of plant fiber[1].
  • flax is a type of bast fibre[2].
  • flax is used for linen[3].
  • flax is used for flaxseed[4].
  • flax is used for linseed oil[5].
  • flax is used for linseed cake[6].
  • flax's Commons category is recorded as Flax fibers[7].
  • flax's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[8].
  • flax's natural product of taxon is recorded as Linum usitatissimum[9].
  • flax's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q57899268', 'amount': '+3481'}[10].
  • flax's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q57899268', 'amount': '+3783'}[11].
  • flax's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q57899268', 'amount': '+767'}[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include plant fiber[1] and bast fibre[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include linen[3], flaxseed[4], linseed oil[5], and linseed cake[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bncf thesaurus id 22998
    Commons category Flax fibers
    Google knowledge graph id /g/121dw6gk
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) XX555249
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12832571 */"
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