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phormium
CIDE DICTIONARY
phormium, n. [NL. fr. Gr. a plaited mat, a kind of plant.].
A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species (Phormium tenax ). See Flax-plant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phormium, n.
1 a liliaceous plant, Phormium tenax, yielding a leaf-fibre that is used commercially.
2 New Zealand flax.
1 a liliaceous plant, Phormium tenax, yielding a leaf-fibre that is used commercially.
2 New Zealand flax.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk phormion a species of plant
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