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African hemp

noun

1. bowstring hemp of South Africa

• Syn: ↑African bowstring hemp, ↑Sansevieria guineensis

• Hypernyms: ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp

2. large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers

• Syn: ↑Sparmannia africana

• Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sparmannia, ↑genus Sparmannia

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized A

1. : african bowstring hemp

2. : a southern African shrub (Sparmannia africana) with white flowers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.