false flax

Noun

false flax (uncountable)

1. Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Camelina, especially Camelina sativa, which is cultivated for oil.
   • In the Caucasus (especially in Armenia and Georgia) and in Asia Minor as well as the Altai, but also in northern areas, where flax is grown together with garden rocket, the false flax, Camelina sativa and C. linicola, occur also as specialized weeds and at the same time as cultivated plants, and...1992, Nikolaĭ Ivanovich Vavilov, translated by Doris Löve, Origin and Geography of Cultivated Plants, page 102
   • In Europe, large-seeded false flax (Camelina sativa) evolved several ecotypes that are closely associated with flax production.2007, Steven R. Radosevich, Jodie S. Holt, Claudio M. Ghersa, Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants, page 13

   Synonyms:

   camelina, gold-of-pleasure, linseed dodder, wild flax