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DIEFFENBACHIA SEQUINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An 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; mother-in-law plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dieffenbachia sequine" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Holonyms ("Dieffenbachia sequine" is a member of...):
Dieffenbachia; genus Dieffenbachia (evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants)
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