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bowstring hemp
bowstring hempn.1. Any of several tropical African and Asian perennial plants of the genus Sansevieria, having thick, swordlike, spine-tipped leaves grouped in rosettes.2. The fibers of any of these plants, used for bowstrings, cordage, mats, and nets.bowstring hemp n (Textiles) a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria bow′string hemp` n. 1. any of various sansevierias of Asia and Africa. 2. the strong fiber of these plants. [1865–70] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bowstring hemp - hemp obtained from the sansevieriahemp - a plant fiber | | 2. | bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordagesansevieria, bowstring hemp - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fibernatural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals | | 3. | bowstring hemp - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fibersansevieriaagave, 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 fibergenus Sansevieria - Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of LiliaceaeAfrican bowstring hemp, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis - bowstring hemp of South AfricaCeylon bowstring hemp, Sansevieria zeylanica - plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark greenmother-in-law's tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant - stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplantbowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage |
bowstring hemp
Synonyms for bowstring hempnoun hemp obtained from the sansevieriaRelated Wordsnoun strong fiber that resembles hempRelated Words- sansevieria
- bowstring hemp
- natural fiber
- natural fibre
noun grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiberSynonymsRelated Words- agave
- American aloe
- century plant
- genus Sansevieria
- African bowstring hemp
- African hemp
- Sansevieria guineensis
- Ceylon bowstring hemp
- Sansevieria zeylanica
- mother-in-law's tongue
- Sansevieria trifasciata
- snake plant
- bowstring hemp
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