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Flax, also
known as
common flax or linseed, is a
flowering plant,
Linum usitatissimum, in the
family Linaceae. It is
cultivated as a food and
fiber crop...
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Workers of
America (UFWA), of
which he
became president.
Abram Flaxer was born "Abraham
Flaxer" on
September 11, 1904, in Vilnius,
Russian Empire (now Lithuania)...
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flax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a
plant cultivated for food and
fiber in
cooler regions of the world.
Flax may...
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Hoffman refused to let UPWA head
Abram Flaxer read a
statement and
asked questions including whether Flaxer was a communist. One of his UAW attorneys...
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Linen (/ˈlɪnən/) is a
textile made from the
fibers of the
flax plant.
Linen is very strong, absorbent, and
dries faster than cotton.
Because of
these properties...
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flaxseed oil or
flax oil (in its
edible form), is a
colorless to
yellowish oil
obtained from the dried,
ripened seeds of the
flax plant (Linum usitatissimum)...
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Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ****-BES-təs, az-, -toss) is a
group of
naturally occurring, toxic,
carcinogenic and
fibrous silicate minerals. There...
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Flax (Danish: Hørren) is a
fairy tale by Hans
Christian Andersen about the
development and use of the
flax plant. The
story was
first published in...
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textile finishing treatment for
cellulose fabric and yarn,
mainly cotton and
flax,
which improves dye
uptake and tear strength,
reduces fabric shrinkage, and...
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scientific name, Linaria, from its
fondness for hemp
seeds and
flax seeds—
flax being the
English name of the
plant from
which linen is made. In 1758...
