Meanings
nounsansevieria (plural sansevierias)
plural sansevierias
- Any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
noungrown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
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Origin
From the genus name, after the Neapolitan Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sansevieria
criteriaNigeriaLiberiacafeteriaSiberiaIberiahysteriamateriadiphtherialisteriaferiaplumeriaimperiaarteriaprogeriaceriacryptomeriaecheveriaCeltiberiafranseriagesneriagroceteriahatteriawasheteria
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
sansevieria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sansevieria
MLA
“sansevieria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sansevieria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sansevieria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sansevieria.
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