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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Plant City, FL (city, FIPS 57550) Location: 28.00579 N, 82.12847 W
Population (1990): 22754 (9350 housing units)
Area: 54.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33565, 33566, 33567
Cotton Plant, AR (city, FIPS 15550) Location: 35.00694 N, 91.25147 W
Population (1990): 1150 (559 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72036
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Flax-plant
Flax"-plant`\, n. (Bot.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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