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Definition of L usitatissimum

L usitatissimum
Flax Flax, n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait. See Ply.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. 2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min.), amianthus. Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight. Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. Flax wench. (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.] (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak. Mountain flax (Min.), amianthus. New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant.

Meaning of L usitatissimum from wikipedia

- also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in...
- subtropical regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to...
- Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1996. Retrieved 2006-12-26. Bailey, L.H., Bailey, E.Z. and Bailey Hortorium Staff (1976). Hortus Third. New York:...
- and subtropical regions of the world. It includes the Common Flax (L. usitatissimum), the bast fibre of which is used to produce linen and the seeds to...
- lineage of Section Porri Alternaria linicola - linseed plants (Linum usitatissimum) Alternaria longipes – infects tobacco Alternaria mali Alternaria molesta...
- Fig – Ficus spp. Common fig – Ficus carica Flax European flax – Linum usitatissimum New Zealand flax – Phormium tenax, Phormium colensoi Fluxroot – Asclepias...
- from Linum usitatissimum (flax) and investigation of the substrate range". Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 17 (2): 191–203. PMID 8387315. Xu, L.-L.; Singh, B...
- oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...
- MaltaWildPlants.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Mifsud, Stephen. "Linum usitatissimum". MaltaWildPlants.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04. Mifsud, Stephen. "Lippia...
- the flaxes, with 180–200 species including the cultivated flax, Linum usitatissimum. Members of the Linoideae include herbaceous annuals and perennials...