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    Flax, 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...
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  • up flax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a plant cultivated for food and fiber in cooler regions of the world. Flax may...
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  • Hollis Partridge "Holly" Scott (née Flax) is a fictional character from the American television series The Office, played by Amy Ryan. She is an original...
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  • The Flax (Danish: Hørren) is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about the development and use of the flax plant. The story was first published in...
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    Linseed oil (redirect from Flax seed oil)
    as flaxseed oil or flax oil (in its edible form), is a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)...
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    Linen (category Flax)
    Linen (/ˈlɪnən/) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these...
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  • Toadflax (redirect from Toad-flax)
    Toadflax is the common name of several related genera of plants in the family Plantaginaceae, including: Anarrhinum Antirrhinum, also called snapdragon...
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    Asbestos (redirect from Earth flax)
    Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) is a naturally occurring, carcinogenic, fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of...
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    Linum lewisii (redirect from Lewis flax)
    Linum lewisii (Linum perenne var. lewisii) (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North...
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  • Flax Island was an island located by Otego, New York, on the Susquehanna River below the mouth of Flax Island Creek. In a deed from 1807 it is called Flax...
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    Flax or Flaxen is a pale yellowish-gray, the color of straw or unspun dressed flax. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915...
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  • Camelina oil (redirect from False flax oil)
    Camelina oil or False flax oil is a pressed seed oil, derived from the Camelina sativa or false flax, also called gold of pleasure. False flax has long been grown...
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    Linum bienne (redirect from Pale Flax)
    narrowleaf flax, is a flowering plant in the genus Linum, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe, north to England and Ireland. Pale flax grows...
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    Anagotus fairburni or Flax weevil is a large flightless weevil. It feeds on leaves of New Zealand flax species where it produces a characteristic feeding...
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    Phormium (redirect from NZ flax)
    known in New Zealand as flax or their Māori names wharariki and harakeke respectively, and elsewhere as New Zealand flax or flax lily, but they are not...
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  • Flax und Krümel was an East German television series for children, broadcast between 1955 and 1970. The series was created by puppeteers Heinz and Ingeburg...
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  • The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States. California Pizza Kitchen introduced...
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    Phormium colensoi (syn. Phormium cookianum – see below), also called mountain flax, or wharariki in Māori, is a perennial plant that is endemic to New Zealand...
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    Linum dolomiticum, also known as dolomite flax, is a perennial plant in the genus of Linum. Linum dolomitcum only grows in temperate biomes such as Hungary...
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  • Flax is a group of art supply stores spread across the United States. As of January 2024, Flax family owned and operated specialty retail stores are located...
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  • dressing flax, or preparing the fibers to be spun. It splits and straightens the flax fibers, as well as removes the fibrous core and impurities. Flax is pulled...
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  • Linum intercursum, common names sandplain flax and sandplain wild flax, is a perennial plant native to the United States. It is listed as endangered in...
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    Flax Bourton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter line, 5 miles 49 chains (9.03 km) from Bristol Temple Meads, serving the village...
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  • Golden flax is a common name for several plants in the flax family (Linaceae), and may refer to: Flax, the golden colored seeds produced by some forms...
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  • Blue flax is a common name of several species in the genus Linum (flax): Linum lewisii, native to western North America Linum narbonense, native to Europe...
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    color name in English was in 1925. Flax #EEDC82 The color flax is displayed at left. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915...
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  • Lauren Flax is an American DJ, songwriter, and record producer. Flax currently is a member of the Brooklyn-based band Creep with Lauren Dillard. Flax was...
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    Linum perenne (redirect from Perennial Flax)
    Linum perenne, the perennial flax, blue flax or lint, is a flowering plant in the family Linaceae, native to Europe, primarily in the Alps and locally...
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  • Flax Pond may refer to: Flax Pond (Bourne, Massachusetts) in Nickerson State Park Flax Pond (Brewster, Massachusetts) Flax Pond (Lynn, Massachusetts) Flax...
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    grandiflorum is a species of flax known by several common names, including flowering flax, red flax, scarlet flax, and crimson flax. It is native to Algeria...
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