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Flax-plant
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Flax-plant, n.
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. [1913 Webster]
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