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New Zealand flax

New Zealand flax noun: plants native to New Zealand with fiber in the leaves which was formerly much used for rope and other purposes; Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi (syn. Phomium cookianum).

Noun

New Zealand flax (uncountable)

  1. Plants native to New Zealand with fiber in the leaves which was formerly much used for rope and other purposes; Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi (syn. Phomium cookianum).

Questions about New Zealand flax

What does New Zealand flax mean?
New Zealand flax means plants native to New Zealand with fiber in the leaves which was formerly much used for rope and other purposes; Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi (syn. Phomium cookianum).
What part of speech is New Zealand flax?
New Zealand flax is a noun.

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