| NOUN | plant | sansevieria, bowstring hemp | grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber |
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| Meaning | Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber. | |
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| Synonym | bowstring hemp | |
| Member of | genus Sansevieria | Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family |
| Narrower | African bowstring hemp, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis | bowstring hemp of South Africa |
| Ceylon bowstring hemp, Sansevieria zeylanica | plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green | |
| mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata | stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant | |
| Broader | agave, century plant, American aloe | Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes |
| Substances | bowstring hemp | Strong fiber that resembles hemp |
| Spanish | sansevieria | |
| Catalan | sansevieria | |
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