- 1. A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Source: opted
- 2. A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. New Zealand flax. (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like. (b) The fiber itself. -- New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea. Source: webster
- 3. A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. New Zealandflax. (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), havingvery long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine,strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like. (b) The fiberitself.-- New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermumscoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are usedas a substitute for tea. Source: adambom
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