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English noun: mother-in-law's tongue | |||
| 1. | mother-in-law's tongue (plant) stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant | ||
| Synonyms | Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bowstring hemp, sansevieria | ||
| 2. | mother-in-law's tongue (plant) an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name | ||
| Synonyms | Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aroid, arum | ||
| Member meronym | Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia | ||
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