SANSEVIERIA
\sˌansɪvˈi͡əɹi͡ə], \sˌansɪvˈiəɹiə], \s_ˌa_n_s_ɪ_v_ˈiə_ɹ_iə]\
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By Princeton University
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san-sev-i-[=e]'ri-a, n. a genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Hæmodoraceæ, native to southern Africa and the East Indies, yielding bowstring-hemp. [Named after the Neapolitan Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71).]
By Thomas Davidson
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