Akademik

mother-in-law's tongue

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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.