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Flax



Flax (genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum), plant of temperate and subtropical areas grown for its fiber, which is spun into linen, and for linseed oil. Flax was first cultivated in the Mediterranean basin, and has been an important crop for thousands of years.



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