Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mother-in-law's_tongue

2 senses of mother-in-law's tongue

Sense 1
mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata -- (stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant)
       => sansevieria, bowstring hemp -- (grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber)

Sense 2
dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine -- (an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name)
       => arum, aroid -- (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)