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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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