Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowstring_hemp

3 senses of bowstring hemp

Sense 1
bowstring hemp -- (hemp obtained from the sansevieria)
       => hemp -- (a plant fiber)

Sense 2
bowstring hemp -- (strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage)
       => natural fiber, natural fibre -- (fiber derived from plants or animals)

Sense 3
sansevieria, bowstring hemp -- (grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber)
       => agave, century plant, American aloe -- (tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber)