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sansevieria

san·se·vie·ria

uncommon

noun

1.

grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber

Origin

From the genus name, after the Neapolitan Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71).

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