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SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sansevieria zeylanica mean?
• SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA (noun)
The noun SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA has 1 sense:
1. plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green
Familiarity information: SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ceylon bowstring hemp; Sansevieria zeylanica
Hypernyms ("Sansevieria zeylanica" is a kind of...):
bowstring hemp; sansevieria (grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber)
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