Dieffenbachia sequine

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Noun

1.Dieffenbachia sequine - an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the namedumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tonguearoid, 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