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false flax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Camelina, especially Camelina sativa, which is cultivated for oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Camelina, genus Camelina

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: none — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Arabic: outside the range — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Czech: lnička — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Finnish: ruistankio — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Finnish: kitupellava — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Finnish: tankio — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • German: Leindotter — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Greek: ψευδολινλάρι (psevdolinlári) — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Polish: rydz — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Polish: lnicznik — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Polish: lnianka — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Russian: ры́жик (rýžik) — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȁnīk — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȁnak — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòdlanak — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Slovak: ľaničník — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Slovene: rȋčək — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Slovene: earlier rȋdžək — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Swedish: oljedådra — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)
  • Turkish: ketencik — Camelina gen. or Camelina sativa (unspecific)