sansevierian.

/sansɪˈvɪərɪə/

Forms: Also sanseveria, sanseviera.

Etymology: modern Latin (C. P. Thunberg Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794) I. 65), < the title of Raimond de Sansgrio, Prince of Sanseviero (1710–71) + -ia suffix¹.

A herbaceous perennial of the genus so called, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, native to tropical Africa or south-eastern Asia, and bearing racemes of white or greenish flowers and rosettes of stiff, erect, variegated leaves yielding a strong white fibre; also called bowstring hemp. Also attributive.

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sansevieria1804

ifé1859

bowstring hemp1866

1804 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 19 739 (heading) Chinese Sanseviera.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 882/2 Liliaceous plants, such as..the Sanseviera, the pine-apple, and even the plantain.

1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xxiv. 268 Quantities of the sansevieria plants..yield a valuable fibre.

1955 Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 213/2 Kenaf is seen as a substitute for jute, sanseveria for manila hemp.

1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. ix. 248 The knife or scraper used by the Hukwe Bushmen in Northern Rhodesia for shredding sansevieria leaves to obtain fibre for rope and string is also made of wood.

1961 Amateur Gardening 11 Nov. 7/1 The sansevieria, because of its sword-like shape has received the unsympathetic name of Mother-in-Law's Tongue.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1002/2 Sansevierias are commonly grown as durable porch and house plants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sansevieria
释义	sansevierian. /sansɪˈvɪərɪə/ Forms: Also sanseveria, sanseviera. Etymology: modern Latin (C. P. Thunberg Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794) I. 65), < the title of Raimond de Sansgrio, Prince of Sanseviero (1710–71) + -ia suffix¹. A herbaceous perennial of the genus so called, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, native to tropical Africa or south-eastern Asia, and bearing racemes of white or greenish flowers and rosettes of stiff, erect, variegated leaves yielding a strong white fibre; also called bowstring hemp. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sansevieria sansevieria1804 ifé1859 bowstring hemp1866 1804 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 19 739 (heading) Chinese Sanseviera. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 882/2 Liliaceous plants, such as..the Sanseviera, the pine-apple, and even the plantain. 1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xxiv. 268 Quantities of the sansevieria plants..yield a valuable fibre. 1955 Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 213/2 Kenaf is seen as a substitute for jute, sanseveria for manila hemp. 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. ix. 248 The knife or scraper used by the Hukwe Bushmen in Northern Rhodesia for shredding sansevieria leaves to obtain fibre for rope and string is also made of wood. 1961 Amateur Gardening 11 Nov. 7/1 The sansevieria, because of its sword-like shape has received the unsympathetic name of Mother-in-Law's Tongue. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1002/2 Sansevierias are commonly grown as durable porch and house plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1804
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