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| san·se·vie·ri·a [ sànssə vree ə ] (plural san·se·vie·ri·as or san·se·vie·ri·a) |
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tropical plant with fleshy leaves: a tropical plant with thick variegated blade-shaped leaves, commonly grown as a houseplant. Use: bowstring hemp. Native to: Africa, Asia. Genus Sansevieria.
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| [Early 19th century. After Raimondo de Sangro, prince of Sanseviero (1710-1770), Italian patron of horticulture] |
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