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sansevieria

sansevieria noun: any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.

Noun

sansevieria (plural sansevierias)

  1. Any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.

Forms of sansevieria

pluralsansevierias

Origin of sansevieria

From the genus name, after the Neapolitan Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71).

Words that rhyme with sansevieria

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Questions about sansevieria

What does sansevieria mean?
Sansevieria means any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
What part of speech is sansevieria?
Sansevieria is a noun.
What is the plural of sansevieria?
The plural of sansevieria is sansevierias.

Words near sansevieria in the dictionary

  1. sansei
  2. sanseis
  3. Sanseito
  4. sanserif
  5. sanserifs
  6. sansevieria
  7. sansevierias
  8. Sansha
  9. sanshin
  10. sanshins
  11. sansho

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