Noun: sansevieria
- Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fibre
"Sansevieria is commonly known as snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue";
- bowstring hemp
Derived forms: sansevierias
Type of: agave, American aloe, century plant
Part of: genus Sansevieria
Encyclopedia: Sansevieria