Bowstring hemp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hemp obtained from the sansevieria
  2. noun strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
  3. noun grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
    sansevieria.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made.

Webster 1913