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FLAX-PLANT
FLAX-PLANT
Flax
"-
plant
`, n. (
Bot.
)
Defn: A
plant
in
new
Zealand
(
Phormium
tenax ),
allied
to
the
lilies
and
aloes.
The
leaves
are
two
inches
wide
and
several
feet
long,
and
furnish
a
fiber
which
is
used
for
making
ropes, mats,
and
coarse
cloth.
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