| 单词 | native flax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnative flax native flax n. either of two plants used as a source of fibre: (a) Australian (now rare), an Australian flax, Linum marginale (family Linaceae); (b) New Zealand the flax-lily or New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax (family Agavaceae). ΚΠ 1799Native flax [see Compounds 1b]. 1870 T. H. Braim New Homes viii. 375 The native flax (phormium tenax) is found in all parts of New Zealand. 1922 Sci. Monthly Dec. 503 These [plants] are the native ‘flax’ (Phormium tenax) and the ‘cabbage-tree’ (Cordyline australis), often grown in California under the name Yucca-palm. 1982 N. C. W. Beadle et al. Flora Sydney Region (ed. 3) 195 Grasslands and open forest... Native flax..L. marginale. 1982 New Phytologist 90 607 There is also much information upon former exploitation of native plants such as the native flax, Phormium tenax, and the magnificent native timber. < as lemmas |
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