Flax-plant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flax-plant \Flax"-plant`\, n. (Bot.)
     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]