flowering flax

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noun

a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.

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How to use flowering flax in a sentence

Green plants in pre-flowering stages may contain significant protein but not fat.
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She is a young television mogul, actress, comedy writer, and flowering feminist in the public eye.
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But the other side of the coin would be, inevitably, the flowering of crime and corruption around the gambling business.
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Seek out varieties that include seeds—like flax, chia and sesame—which add nutrients including omega-3s and protein.
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Things like “excessive napping” and “wall flowering” are penalized.
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Some of the cut grass looks as if it were Flax spread out to rot, and all of it evinces a want of shelter.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Flax is a great staple of the North of Ireland, and three fourths of it is beaten flat to the earth.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Wreaths, bouquets, baskets, and flowering-plants in moss-covered pots.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Flowering shrubs in pots were ranged up these steps, while the sides of the porch proper were crammed with them.
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