mother-in-law's tongue

mother-in-law's tongue

n (Plants) See sansevieria

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Noun	1.	mother-in-law's tongue - stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplantSansevieria trifasciata, snake plantsansevieria, bowstring hemp - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
	2.	mother-in-law's tongue - an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the nameDieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plantaroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spatheDieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants