'Sanseviera Zeylanica' definitions:

Definition of 'Sanseviera Zeylanica'

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]