mother-in-law plant.
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mother-in-law-plant — dėmėtoji difenbachija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Dieffenbachia seguine), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dieffenbachia seguine angl. dumb cane; dumbplant; mother… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
mother-in-law plant — noun an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name • Syn: ↑dumb cane, ↑mother in law s tongue, ↑Dieffenbachia sequine • Hypernyms: ↑arum, ↑aroid • Member Holony … Useful english dictionary
Mother-in-law plant — Dieffenbachia (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
mother-in-law plant. — See dumb cane … Useful english dictionary
mother-in-law's tongue — noun 1. stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant • Syn: ↑snake plant, ↑Sansevieria trifasciata • Hypernyms: ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp 2. an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a… … Useful english dictionary
mother-in-law's tongue — /mʌðər ɪn lɔz ˈtʌŋ/ (say mudhuhr in lawz tung) noun a plant, Sansevieria trifasciata, of western and central Africa, with long sharp pointed leaves; snake plant. {from the sharpness of the leaves} …
mother-in-law's tongue — noun a West African plant of the agave family, which has long, slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes. [Sansevieria trifasciata.] … English new terms dictionary
mother — mother1 [muth′ər] n. [ME moder < OE modor, akin to Ger mutter < IE * matér, mother (> L mater, Gr mētēr, OIr māthir) < * ma , echoic of baby talk] 1. a woman who has borne a child; esp., a woman as she is related to her child or… … English World dictionary
mother — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. b (in full adoptive mother) a woman who has continuous care of a child, esp. by adoption. 2 any female animal in relation to its offspring. 3 a quality or… … Useful english dictionary
snake plant — noun stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant • Syn: ↑mother in law s tongue, ↑Sansevieria trifasciata • Hypernyms: ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp * * * noun : a plant of the genus … Useful english dictionary
