'Bowstring hemp' definitions:

Definition of 'bowstring hemp'

From: WordNet
noun
Hemp obtained from the sansevieria
noun
Strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
noun
Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber [syn: sansevieria, bowstring hemp]

Definition of 'Bowstring hemp'

From: GCIDE
  • Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. [1913 Webster]
  • African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.
  • Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
  • Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  • Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
  • Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  • Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
  • Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
  • Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.
  • Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).
  • Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bowstring hemp'

From: GCIDE
  • Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
  • 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster]
  • Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch.
  • Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends.
  • Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. --Balfour. [1913 Webster]

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