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New" Zea'land flax'
a large New Zealand plant,
Phormium tenax, of the agave family, having showy, red-margined, leathery leaves and dull-red flowers, grown as an ornamental and for the fiber-yielding leaves. Also called
flax lily. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.