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   bowstring hemp
   [n] - hemp obtained from the sansevieria 2. [n] - strong fiber that resembles hemp
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   bowstring hemp
   noun hemp obtained from the sansevieria
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   bowstring hemp
   (from the article `Sansevieria`) genus of ornamental foliage plants in the family Agavaceae, with more than 50 species variously known as bowstring hemp, snake plant, and leopard ...
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   Bowstring-Hemp
   Bowstring-hemp is a fibre extracted from the leaves of the Indian plant Sanseviera zeylanica. It is so named because the natives used it to make bow-strings.
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