lily, flax

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• flax-lily

  n. 1) An Australian fibre plant, Dianella laevis, var. aspera, R. Br., N.O. Liliaceae. (2) Phormium...

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• Flax

  ·noun The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. ...

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• Flax

  (Heb. pishtah, i.e., "peeled", in allusion to the fact that the stalks of flax when dried were first...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• flax, native

  n. The European flax is Linumusitatissimum, N.O. Liniae. There is a species inAustralia, Linum marg...

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• Flax

  a well-known plant with yellowish stem and bright-blue flowers. Its fibres are employed in the manuf...

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• Lily

  ·add. ·noun A royal spade; — usually in ·pl ·see Royal spade, below. II. Lily ·noun That end of a ...

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• Lily

  The Hebrew name shushan or shoshan, i.e., "whiteness", was used as the general name of several plant...

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• Lily

  (Heb. shushan, shoshannah). Although there is little doubt that the Hebrew word denotes some plant o...

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• Earth flax

  ·- A variety of asbestus. ·see <<Amianthus>>. ...

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• Flax-plant

  ·noun A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two in...

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• flax-blade

  n. the leaf of the New Zealand Flax (q.v.). 1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' i. 5, p. 11: «With flax-bl...

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• flax-bush

  n. the bush of the New ZealandFlax. 1854. W. Golder, `Pigeons' Parliament,' Intro. p. v: «I had ....

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• flax-flower

  n. the flower of the NewZealand Flax (q.v.). 1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' xiv. 3, p. 221: «little i...

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• flax-leaf

  n. the blade of the New ZealandFlax (q.v.). 1884. T. Bracken, `Lays of Maori' p. 69: «Zephyrs sti...

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• Annunciation lily

  ·add. ·- The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by pain...

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• Atamasco lily

  ·add. ·- ·see under <<Lily>>. ...

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• Bermuda lily

  ·add. ·- The large white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) which is extensively cu...

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• Day lily

  ·- A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white ...

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• Easter lily

  ·add. ·- The Atamasco lily. II. Easter lily ·add. ·- The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus). II...

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• Guernsey lily

  ·- A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the isla...

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• Jacobaean lily

  ·- A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, dee...

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• Lily-handed

  ·adj Having white, delicate hands. ...

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• Lily-livered

  ·adj White-livered; cowardly. ...

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• Mariposa lily

  ·- One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossom...

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• Sea lily

  ·- A <<Crinoid>>. ...

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• Water lily

  ·- A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating lea...

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• lily white

  A chimney-sweeper. ...

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• lily shallow

  (WHIP SLANG) A white driving hat. ...

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• giant-lily

  n. See under lily. ...

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• gordon lily

  n. See under lily. ...

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• lily, darling

  n. a bulbous plant, Crinumflaccidum, Herb., N.O. Amaryllideae; called also the Murray Lily. (See Lil...

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• lily, giant

  – , or Spear – , n. a fibre plant, Doryanthes excelsa, Corr., N.O. Amaryllideae. 1860. G. Bennett...

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• lily, gordon

  n. a Tasmanian plantand its flower, Blandfordia marginata, Herb., N.O. Liliaceae, and other species...

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• lily, murray

  n. i.q. Darling Lily. See above. 1877. F. v. Mueller, `Botanic Teachings,' p. 119: «This showy ge...

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• lily, rock

  n. an orchid, Dendrobiumspeciosum, Smith, N.O. Orchideae. although not aLily, it is always so calle...

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• lily, water

  n. There are several indigenousnative varieties of the N.O. Nymphaeceae – – Cabombiapeltata, Pursh;...

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• lily, yellow

  n. a Tasmanian name for Bulbine bulbosa, Haw., N.O. Liliaceae.See Leek, Native. ...

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• murray-lily

  n. See lily. ...

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• rock lily

  n. See under lily. ...

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• spear-lily

  n. See lily. ...

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• water-lily

  See lily. ...

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• yellow lily

  n. a Tasmanian name for the Native Leek. See Leek. ...

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• flax, New Zealand

  n. Phormium tenax, N.O. Liliaceae. A plant yielding a strong fibre.Called also, in New Zealand, Nat...

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• Lily Pot Lane

  West out of Staining Lane to No. 7 Noble Street (P.O. Directory). In Aldersgate Ward. First mention...

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