mother-in-law's tongue

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1. an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	aroid, arum,
definition	:	any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia,
definition	:	evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants (noun.plant)

2. stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	bowstring hemp, sansevieria,
definition	:	grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber (noun.plant)