mother-in-law's tongue

English

mother-in-law’s tongue

Noun

mother-in-law's tongue (countable and uncountable, plural mother-in-law's tongues)

1. A 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. The leaves are also the source of a tough fiber used for rope.

Synonyms

• (Dracaena trifasciata): bowstring hemp, snake plant

Translations

Dracaena trifasciata

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虎尾蘭／虎尾兰 (hǔwěilán)

• Finnish: isoanopinkieli, anopinkieli (fi)
• German: Schwiegermutterzunge f
• Hungarian: anyósnyelv (hu), szobai tigrislevél
• Icelandic: indíánafjöður, anopinkieli
• Luxembourgish: Schwéiermammszongen
• Norman: langue dé belle-méthe, langue à la belle-méthe
• Norwegian: svigermorstunge
• Serbo-Croatian: svekrvin jezik
• Swedish: svärmors tunga (sv)
• Thai: ลิ้นมังกร

References

• Dracaena trifasciata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dracaena trifasciata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dracaena trifasciata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons