mother-in-law plant

Noun

1.

mother-in-law plant - a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name Synonyms: Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law's tongue

aroid, arum, Dieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, genus Dieffenbachia, mother-in-law's tongue