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AFRICAN BOWSTRING HEMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does African bowstring hemp mean?
• AFRICAN BOWSTRING HEMP (noun)
The noun AFRICAN BOWSTRING HEMP has 1 sense:
1. bowstring hemp of South Africa
Familiarity information: AFRICAN BOWSTRING HEMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AFRICAN BOWSTRING HEMP (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bowstring hemp of South Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
African bowstring hemp; African hemp; Sansevieria guineensis
Hypernyms ("African bowstring hemp" 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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