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flax meaning in Assamese

শণ xon

/flaks/US/flæks/

flax in Assamese: শণ (xon), তিচী (tisi). In English, flax means 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.

Assamese words for flax

flax
শণ xon, তিচী tisi

English meaning of flax

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

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Questions about flax in Assamese

What is the meaning of flax in Assamese?
Flax in Assamese is শণ (xon), তিচী (tisi).
flax ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
Flax: শণ (xon), তিচী (tisi).
What does flax mean in English?
Flax means 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.

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Assamese words from Wiktionary's Assamese entries whose English meaning is “flax”: তিচী, শণ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: flax (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Assamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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