mother-in-law plant

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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