1·Fibers of seed plants such as cotton, flax, and hemp are woven into cloth.
棉花、亚麻和大麻等种子植物的纤维被织成布。
2·Edison's lab tested carbonized filaments made from plants as diverse as baywood, boxwood, hickory, cedar, flax and bamboo.
爱迪生的实验室测试了取材于不同植物的碳化灯丝，有月桂，黄杨木，胡桃木，雪松，亚麻和竹子。
3·He understood well the importance of international trade and the potential wealth to be gained from the export of flax, hemp, pitch, furs, hides and timber.
他深知国际贸易的重要性，以及亚麻、大麻、沥青、皮草、兽皮和木材等物资出口所能获得的巨大潜在财富。
4·When the nettle is young, the leaf makes an excellent vegetable; when it is older, it has filaments and fibres like hemp and flax.
荨麻在嫩时，叶子是一种非常好吃的蔬菜。老荨麻也有一种和亚麻或苎麻一样的纤维和经络。
5·But in warm climates, cotton, flax and other fibrous materials that grow on plants have also been used from ancient times to shade people's bodies from the Sun.
但是在温暖的气候，在植物上生长出的棉布，亚麻和其它纤维原料自远古时代，也同样被人们用于遮阳庇荫。