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century plant vs bowstring hemp

bowstring hemp vs century plant

century plant and bowstring hemp both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
century plant Yes No No No
bowstring hemp Yes No No No
As nouns, bowstring hemp is a hyponym of century plant; that is, bowstring hemp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than century plant:
  • century plant: tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
  • bowstring hemp: grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
Other hyponyms of century plant include Agave americana, American agave, Agave sisalana, sisal, Agave cantala, cantala, maguey, Agave atrovirens, maguey, Agave tequilana, dracaena, bear grass, Nolina microcarpa, sansevieria.
century plant (noun) bowstring hemp (noun)
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
hemp obtained from the sansevieria
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