bowstring hemp vs mother-in-law's tongue

mother-in-law's tongue vs bowstring hemp

bowstring hemp and mother-in-law's tongue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bowstring hemp	Yes	No	No	No
mother-in-law's tongue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mother-in-law's tongue is a hyponym of bowstring hemp; that is, mother-in-law's tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bowstring hemp:

bowstring hemp: grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
mother-in-law's tongue: stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant

Other hyponyms of bowstring hemp include African bowstring hemp, African hemp, Sansevieria guineensis, Ceylon bowstring hemp, Sansevieria zeylanica, Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant.

bowstring hemp (noun)	mother-in-law's tongue (noun)
grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber	stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage	an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
hemp obtained from the sansevieria

Difference between bowstring hemp and mother-in-law's tongue

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