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/ˈɪfeɪ/ A tropical African plant, Sansevieria cylindrica, of the family Liliaceæ, which yields a fibre formerly used as a substitute for hemp.
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1859 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 85 5093 About three years since there were received at the Foreign Office, and transferred to the Admiralty, samples of a peculiar fibre and cordage under the name of Ifé, said to be derived from a new plant at the Portuguese settlement, Angola.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 617/2 Ife. An Indian name for Sanseviera [sic] cylindrica.
1892 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) Suppl. 462/1 Ife, a name in India for the Sansievera [sic] cylindrica, a plant useful for its fibre.
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