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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.
Linum usitatissimum
Linum Li"num (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).

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- 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...
- such as sunflower, seed, nut (Carthamus tinctorius) and flax (Linum usitatissimum). Genfo shares many similarities with the Arab Asida. Genfo is made...
- Linseed flax (Linum usitatissimum) may be used in a poultice for boils, inflammation and wounds....
- oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...
- This article is a list of diseases of flax (Linum usitatissimum and other Linum spp.). Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph Common Names of Diseases, The...
- they are not closely related to the Northern Hemisphere's flax (Linum usitatissimum), which is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean...
- act synergistically with EPA and DHA. Linseed (or flaxseed) (Linum usitatissimum) and its oil are perhaps the most widely available botanical source...
- "Comparison of Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.) and flax (Linum usitatissimum) fibre". Textile Research Journal. 82 (17): 1786–1798. doi:10.1177/0040517512447526...
- lineage of Section Porri Alternaria linicola - linseed plants (Linum usitatissimum) Alternaria longipes – infects tobacco Alternaria mali Alternaria molesta...