genus sansevieria
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1. Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | bowstring hemp, sansevieria, |
| definition | : | grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | agavaceae, agave family, family agavaceae, sisal family, |
| definition | : | chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae (noun.plant) |
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