Dieffenbachia sequine

Definitions of Dieffenbachia sequine

1. noun

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

   type of:

   aroid, arum

   any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe