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sansevieria definition

san·se·vieria (san′sə vir′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Sansevieria) of succulent tropical plants of the agave family, with stiff, thick, lance-shaped leaves often yielding a strong, elastic fiber

Etymology: ModL, after the Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71), a learned Neapolitan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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