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Definition of Bowstring hemp
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.
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Sansevieria
Specialized synonyms: African Bowstring Hemp, African Hemp, Sansevieria Guineensis, Ceylon Bowstring Hemp, Sansevieria Zeylanica, Mother-in-law's Tongue, Sansevieria Trifasciata, Snake Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowstring Hemp
Literary usage of Bowstring hemp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"bowstring hemp bowstring hemp belongs to the lily family, of which several ...
The different species of bowstring hemp are commonly found in Guinea, Ceylon, ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"To these have recently been added ew Zealand Flax, Jute, Sunn or Sunn Hemp, Coir,
Pita Flax, Abaca or Manilla Hemp, bowstring hemp, China Grass, ..."
3. The Fibrous Plants of India Fitted for Cordage, Clothing, and Paper: With an by John Forbes Royle (1855)
"Dr. Roxburgh proposed that the fibres might be called bowstring hemp in England,
... They have been called African bowstring hemp. (The author's ' Himal. ..."
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