亚麻

Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name: Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae.亚麻（也称为普通亚麻或亚麻籽）（二项式名称：Linum usitatissimum）是亚麻科亚麻属的成员。 It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.它原产于从地中海东部延伸至印度的地区，可能最早在新月沃地驯化了。 This is called as Jawas/Javas or Alashi in Marathi.Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Egypt.亚麻在马拉地语中被称为Jawas / Javas或Alashi。亚麻在古代埃及广泛种植。 New Zealand flax is not related to flax, but was named after it as both plants are used to produce fibers.新西兰亚麻与亚麻无关，但以它的名字命名，因为这两种植物均用于生产纤维。
Flax is an erect annual plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with slender stems.亚麻是直立的一年生植物，生长到20 m高，茎细长。 The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 40–3 mm long and 15 mm broad.叶子是白绿色，披针形纤细，长25-5毫米，宽9毫米。 The flowers are pure pale blue, 4–7 mm diameter, with five petals;花是纯净的淡蓝色，直径XNUMX–XNUMX mm，有五瓣； they can also be bright red.它们也可以是鲜红色。 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.果实是圆形的干燥胶囊，直径XNUMX–XNUMX mm，其中包含几颗有光泽的棕色种子，形状像苹果皮，长XNUMX-XNUMX mm。
除了提及植物本身以外，单词“亚麻”还可以指亚麻植物的未纺丝纤维。