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mother-in-law plant

noun

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's tongue, ↑Dieffenbachia sequine

• Hypernyms: ↑arum, ↑aroid

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dieffenbachia, ↑genus Dieffenbachia

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noun

: dumb cane

Useful english dictionary. 2012.