san·se·vie·ri·a (s n s -vîr  -, -v- r-)n. Any of various tropical Old World plants of the genus Sansevieria, having thick, lance-shaped leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant. [New Latin Sansevieria, genus name, after Raimondo di Sangro (1710-1771), Prince of San Seviero, Italy.] |
sansevieria [ˌsænsɪˈvɪərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any herbaceous perennial plant of the liliaceous genus Sansevieria, of Old World tropical regions. Some are cultivated as house plants for their erect bayonet-like fleshy leaves of variegated green (mother-in-law's tongue); others yield useful fibre (bowstring hemp)
[New Latin, named after Raimondo di Sangro (1710-1771), Italian scholar and prince of San Severo]
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| Noun | 1. |  sansevieria - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiberagave, 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 fiber genus Sansevieria - Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae 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 bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage |
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