Flax
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| Flax | |
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| Common Flax | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Genus: | Linum |
| Species: | L. usitatissimum |
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| Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. |
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Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (Linum usitatissimum) is a plant.
The fibers of flax are used to make linen. An oil (linseed oil) can be made from the dried ripe flax seeds . Flax has been used for a long time in such tasks as making bows and candles.
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"Breaking" flax to get its fibers
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Flax seeds
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