flax

n. plant with blue flowers; fiber from the flax plant that is made into linen thread

Flax (also known as Common Flax or Linseed) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. The New Zealand flax is unrelated. Flax is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. It was extensively cultivated in ancient Egypt.
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Noun
1. fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
(hypernym) plant fiber, plant fibre
(substance-holonym) linen
2. plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Linum, genus Linum

To see flax in a dream, prosperous enterprises are denoted.
  

six; mercy; flax
  

lily; rose; joy; flax