Noun bowstring hemp has 3 senses
  1. bowstring hemp - hemp obtained from the sansevieria
    --1 is a kind of
    hemp
  2. bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
    --2 is a kind of
    natural fiber, natural fibre
    --2 is a substance of sansevieria, bowstring hemp
  3. sansevieria, bowstring hemp - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
    --3 is a kind of agave, century plant, American aloe
    --3 is a member of genus Sansevieria
    --3 has substances: bowstring hemp
    --3 has particulars:
     African bowstring hemp, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis; Ceylon bowstring hemp, Sansevieria zeylanica; mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata
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