sansevière

French

Noun

sansevière f (plural sansevières)

1. Any plant of the former genus Sansevieria, now included in genus Dracaena, with common names mother-in-law's tongue, devil's tongue, Jinn's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant, and snake tongue

Further reading

• “sansevière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.