mother-in-law's tongue
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
Types & categories
- sansevieria hypernym
Sense 2 noun
an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
Types & categories
- aroid hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Dieffenbachia member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sansevieria |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Dieffenbachia |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | aroid |