bowstring hemp
noun
1.
any of various fibrous plants of the genus
Sansevieria,
of Asia and Africa, having stiff, erect, variegated or mottled leaves, cultivated in the U.S. as an ornamental.
Origin
1865-70
British Dictionary definitions for
bowstring hemp
bowstring hemp
noun
1.
a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria