| 单词 | bowstring hemp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbowstring hemp bowstring hemp n. plants of the genus Sanseviera, family Liliaceæ, found both in Africa and India, of the fibres of which bowstrings are made. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sansevieria sansevieria1804 ifé1859 bowstring hemp1866 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. at Sanseviera The Bowstring Hemps are stemless perennial plants. bowstring hemp bowstring hemp n. (a) a plant of the genus Sanseviera, esp. S. guineensis, a liliaceous plant of tropical Africa, the leaf-fibres of which are used by the indigenous people for bowstrings and for making ropes; (b) in India, S. Roxburghiana; also Calatropis gigantea (N.O. Asclepiadaceæ).extracted from hempn.< as lemmas |
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