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dumb cane
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Noun dumb cane has 1 sense
- dumb cane(n = noun.plant) dieffenbachia sequine, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue - an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name; Array is a kind of aroid, arum
is a member of dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia
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