| genus sansevieria | (n) Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae |
| sansevieria | (n) grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber, Syn. bowstring hemp |
| african bowstring hemp | (n) bowstring hemp of South Africa, Syn. Sansevieria guineensis, African hemp |
| ceylon bowstring hemp | (n) plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green, Syn. Sansevieria zeylanica |
| mother-in-law's tongue | (n) stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant, Syn. snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata |
| サンセベリア;サンセベーリア | [sanseberia ; sansebe-ria] (n) sansevieria (esp. mother-in-law's tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata) (lat [Add to Longdo] |