sansevieria

san·se·vie·ri·a  (sns-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.

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[New Latin Sansevieria, genus name, after Raimondo di Sangro (1710-1771), Prince of San Seviero, Italy.]

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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

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sansevieria - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber bowstring hemp 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 fiber genus Sansevieria - Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae 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 bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage