Flaxen generally describes things that are made of flax, or have the color of unspun dressed flax — a pale yellowish-gray. Uses include:

  • Flaxen, a variant of the blonde human hair color
  • Flaxen gene, a gene that causes light-colored manes and tails in chestnut-colored horses
  • La fille aux cheveux de lin, translated as The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, a composition by Debussy
  • Flaxen elimia, a species of freshwater snail, Elimia boykiniana
  • a brand name of Venlafaxine, an antidepressant

See also

  • Flax
  • Flax (disambiguation)