Flax vs. Lax — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Flax and Lax
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Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climate.
Lax
Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful
Lax security arrangements at the airport
He'd been a bit lax about discipline in school lately
Flax
A widely cultivated plant, Linum usitatissimum, having pale blue flowers, seeds that yield linseed oil, and slender stems from which a textile fiber is obtained.
Lax
(of the limbs or muscles) relaxed
Muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax
Flax
The fine, light-colored textile fiber obtained from this plant.
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Lax
Lacrosse
I wore pads and a helmet whenever I played lax
Flax
Any of various other plants of the genus Linum or of other genera in the family Linaceae.
Lax
Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
Flax
A pale grayish yellow.
Lax
Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
Flax
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.
Lax
Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
Flax
The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
Lax
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed, as the vowel (ĕ) in let.
Flax
The 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.
Lax
A salmon.
Flax
A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.
Lax
Lacrosse.
Flax
The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
Lax
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
Flax
Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
Lax
Loose; not tight or taut.
The rope fell lax.
Flax
Plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
Lax
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
Lax
(mathematics) Describing an associative monoidal functor.
Lax
(archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Lax
Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.
Lax
Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
The discipline was lax.
Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.
The word "æternus" itself is sometimes of a lax signification.
Lax
Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Lax
A looseness; diarrhea.
Lax
Lacking in rigor or strictness;
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Lax in attending classes
Slack in maintaining discipline
Lax
Pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
Lax
Not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight;
A lax rope
Lax
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
Flaccid muscles
Took his lax hand in hers
Gave a limp handshake
A limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know
A slack grip
Lax
Tolerant or lenient;
Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
Procedures are lax and discipline is weak
Too soft on the children
Lax
Emptying easily or excessively;
Loose bowels
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