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  2. Cylindropuntia imbricata - Wikipedia

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    Plants may form thickets or be spaced at a few times their width in "gardens". invasive Kwiambal NP, NSW, Australia. This species is a noxious invasive in Australia in old mining localities and along watercourses. It is known there by the common names of Devil's rope cactus or Devil's rope pear.

  3. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The planting season is from September to mid-November, and the crop is harvested between March and June. The cotton bolls are harvested by stripper harvesters and spindle pickers that remove the entire boll from the plant. The cotton boll is the seed pod of the cotton plant; attached to each of the thousands of seeds are fibres about 2.5 cm ...

  4. Carding - Wikipedia

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    In lapping the dust is removed to create a flat sheet or lap of fibres; Carding itself is the combing of the tangled lap into a thick rope or sliver of 1/2 inch in diameter, it can then be optionally combed, is used to remove the shorter fibres, creating a stronger yarn. A combing machine. In drawing a drawing frame combines 4 slivers into one.

  5. Killylea - Wikipedia

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    Killylea (/ k ɪ l iː ˈ l eɪ /; from Irish Coillidh Léith 'grey forest') is a small village and townland in Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. The village is set on a hill, with St Mark's Church of Ireland , built in 1832, at its summit.

  6. Consumer–resource interactions - Wikipedia

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    Consumer–resource interactions are the core motif of ecological food chains or food webs, [1] and are an umbrella term for a variety of more specialized types of biological species interactions including prey-predator (see predation), host-parasite (see parasitism), plant-herbivore and victim-exploiter systems.

  7. Textile industry - Wikipedia

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    The woven fabric portion of the textile industry grew out of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century as mass production of yarn and cloth became a mainstream industry. [ 7 ] In 1734 in Bury, Lancashire John Kay invented the flying shuttle — one of the first of a series of inventions associated with the cotton woven fabric industry.

  8. Fiber crop - Wikipedia

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    Kenaf, the interior of the plant stem is used for its fiber. Edible leaves. Lotus, used to produce lotus silk; Nettles used to make thread and twine, clothing made from it is both durable yet soft; Papyrus, a pith fiber, akin to a bast fiber; Ramie, a member of the nettle family. Spanish broom, a legume, its fiber has similar characteristics to ...

  9. Fique - Wikipedia

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    Fique fibers are obtained from the leaves of Furcraea plants Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus Furcraea . Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza.