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Definition of Sansevieria zeylanica
1. Noun. Plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sansevieria Zeylanica
Literary usage of Sansevieria zeylanica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1907)
"sansevieria zeylanica is a species cultivated in Ceylon. ... The fibre of
sansevieria zeylanica is very similar to aloe or Mauritius hemp, ..."
2. Travels in the Coastlands of British East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar by William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald (1898)
"... a decoction of the root used for dysentery." The leaves of this species growing
at Kew were too small to be tested for fibre. 5. sansevieria zeylanica ..."
3. Director's Report for by Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (1903)
"sansevieria zeylanica. This remarkable fibrous plant belongs to the same order
as New Zealand flax and the Yuccas. It grows extensively in India, Java, ..."
4. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1907)
"sansevieria zeylanica is a species cultivated in Ceylon. ... The fibre of
sansevieria zeylanica is very similar to aloe or Mauritius hemp, ..."
5. Travels in the Coastlands of British East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar by William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald (1898)
"... a decoction of the root used for dysentery." The leaves of this species growing
at Kew were too small to be tested for fibre. 5. sansevieria zeylanica ..."
6. Director's Report for by Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (1903)
"sansevieria zeylanica. This remarkable fibrous plant belongs to the same order
as New Zealand flax and the Yuccas. It grows extensively in India, Java, ..."
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