Meanings
plural mother-in-law's tongues
- countableuncountableA plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its distinctive foliage and its tolerance of low light.
Synonyms: bowstring hemp, snake plant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its distinctive foliage and its tolerance of low light.
More synonyms by meaning
nounstemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
nounan evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 虎尾蘭 /虎尾兰
- 虎尾蘭 /虎尾兰 (hǔwěilán)Dracaena trifasciata
Finnish isoanopinkieli, anopinkieli
- isoanopinkieliDracaena trifasciata
- anopinkieliDracaena trifasciata
German Schwiegermutterzunge
- SchwiegermutterzungeDracaena trifasciata
Hungarian anyósnyelv, szobai tigrislevél
- anyósnyelvDracaena trifasciata
- szobai tigrislevélDracaena trifasciata
- fácánlevélDracaena trifasciata
Icelandic tengdamóðurtunga, tengdamamma
- tengdamóðurtungaDracaena trifasciata
- tengdamammaDracaena trifasciata
- indíánafjöðurDracaena trifasciata
- indjánafjöðurDracaena trifasciata
Indonesian lidah mertua
- lidah mertuaDracaena trifasciata
Norwegian Bokmål svigermorstunge
- svigermorstungeDracaena trifasciata
Polish sansewieria gwinejska
- sansewieria gwinejskaDracaena trifasciata
Romanian limba soacrei
- limba soacreiDracaena trifasciata
Swedish svärmors tunga
- svärmors tungaDracaena trifasciata
Thai ลิ้นมังกร
- ลิ้นมังกรDracaena trifasciata
Cite this entry
mother-in-law's tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law's%20tongue
“mother-in-law's tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law's%20tongue. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mother-in-law's tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mother-in-law's%20tongue.
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