亞麻

Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name: Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae.亞麻（也稱為普通亞麻或亞麻籽）（二項式名稱：Linum usitatissimum）是亞麻科亞麻屬的成員。 It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.它原產於從地中海東部延伸至印度的區域，可能最早在新月沃地馴化了。 This is called as Jawas/Javas or Alashi in Marathi.Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Egypt.亞麻在馬拉地語中被稱為Jawas / Javas或Alashi。亞麻在古代埃及廣泛種植。 New Zealand flax is not related to flax, but was named after it as both plants are used to produce fibers.新西蘭亞麻與亞麻無關，但以它的名字命名，因為這兩種植物均用於生產纖維。
Flax is an erect annual plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with slender stems.亞麻是直立的一年生植物，生長到20 m高，莖細長。 The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 40–3 mm long and 15 mm broad.葉片為淡綠色，針狀纖細，長25-5毫米，寬9毫米。 The flowers are pure pale blue, 4–7 mm diameter, with five petals;花是純淨的淡藍色，直徑XNUMX–XNUMX mm，有五瓣； they can also be bright red.它們也可以是鮮紅色。 The fruit is a round, dry capsule XNUMX–XNUMX mm diameter, containing several glossy brown seeds shaped like an apple pip, XNUMX–XNUMX mm long.果實是圓形的干燥膠囊，直徑XNUMX–XNUMX mm，其中包含幾顆有光澤的棕色種子，形狀像蘋果皮，長XNUMX-XNUMX mm。
除了提及植物本身以外，單詞“亞麻”還可以指亞麻植物的未紡絲纖維。