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    DUMB CANE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 nameplay

    Synonyms:

    Dieffenbachia sequine; dumb cane; mother-in-law's tongue; mother-in-law plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("dumb cane" 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 ("dumb cane" 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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