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Flax |
A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. |
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Flax |
The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. |
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Earth flax |
A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus. |
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Flax-plant |
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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