FALSE FLAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false flax mean? 

• FALSE FLAX (noun)
  The noun FALSE FLAX has 1 sense:

1. annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

  Familiarity information: FALSE FLAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE FLAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Camelina; false flax; genus Camelina

Hypernyms ("false flax" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "false flax"):

Camelina sativa; gold of pleasure (annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America)

Holonyms ("false flax" is a member of...):

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)