sanseviera zeylanica

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sanseviera zeylanica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
     1. The string of a bow.
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     2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
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     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.
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