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

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n. grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: bowstring hemp ]

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Sansevieria is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants , native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. Common names include mother-in-law's tongue , devil's tongue, jinn 's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant and snake tongue . It is often included ...