bowstring hemp
Noun
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is a type of: hemp - a plant fiber
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is a type of: natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animalssubstance meronym: bowstring hemp, sansevieria - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
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is a type of: agave, american aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibersubtypes:
- 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, sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant - stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
belongs to: genus sansevieria - Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceaesubstance holonym: bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordagesame as: sansevieria
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