Overview of noun mother-in-law's_tongue

The noun mother-in-law's tongue has 2 senses

• mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant, Sansevieria trifasciata -- (stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant)


• 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)