mother-in-law's tongue

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noun

1. stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
• Syn:
snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata
• Hypernyms:
sansevieria, bowstring hemp
2. an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves;
contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
• Syn:
dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, Dieffenbachia sequine
• Hypernyms:
arum, aroid
• Member Holonyms:
Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia