1. (noun) an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name

• dumb cane
• mother-in-law plant
• mother-in-law's tongue

1. (noun) an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name

• aroid
• arum

1. (noun) an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name

• dieffenbachia
• genus dieffenbachia