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CIDE DICTIONARY

flax-plant

CIDE DICTIONARY

flax-plantn. 
     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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