Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mother-in-law's tongue | Yes | No | No | No |
bowstring hemp | Yes | No | No | No |
mother-in-law's tongue (noun) | bowstring hemp (noun) |
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stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant | grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber |
an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name | strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage |
hemp obtained from the sansevieria |