noun
Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agavaceae, ↑family Agavaceae, ↑agave family, ↑sisal family
• Member Meronyms: ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp
Useful english dictionary. 2012.