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Definition: Flax-plant
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.
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