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Linum usitatissimum (flax)
A slender erect annual plant with blue flowers cultivated for its fiber & seed. Associated with occupational lung disease byssinosis.
Related
byssinosis
flax seed
General
Linum
Properties
KINGDOM: plant
FAMILY: linaceae
GENUS: Linum
SPECIES: USITATISSIMUM
References
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster
Inc. Springfield, MA 1990