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phormium Bot.|ˈfɔːmɪəm|
[mod.L. (J. R. & G. Forster Characteres Generum Plantarum (1776) 47), f. Gr. ϕορµίον, dim. of ϕορµός mat, basket, in reference to the use made of the fibres of the leaves.]
An evergreen plant of the genus so called, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, native to New Zealand, and distinguished by long, tough leaves in tufts at the base and large, erect panicles of dull red or yellow flowers; = New Zealand flax s.v. New Zealand 1.
1821J. Yule in Edin. Philos. Jrnl. V. 345 The following results..manifest the comparative superiority in strength of the fibres of the Phormium. 1852De Bow South. & West. States I. 84 The phormium would doubtless succeed in the rich bottoms of the Mississippi Valley. 1905[see millable a.]. 1933W. J. Bean Trees & Shrubs Hardy in Brit. Isles III. 274 Strictly speaking, the phormiums are, I suppose, ‘herbs’, but they are genuinely evergreen. 1955Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 213/2 Four fiber crops also under study for use on American farms are ramie, kenaf, sanseveria, and phormium. 1972S. Emberton Year in Shrub Garden iii. 150 The tall, snow-trapping evergreen leaf blades of the phormiums (New Zealand Flax) never regain their poise once their stiff backs have been broken by the weight of snow. 1976Country Life 26 Feb. 478/1 Shrubs like..phormiums, variegated osmanthus, carefully chosen hebes. |