Definition of mother-in-law's tongue in English:

mother-in-law's tongue

noun

A West African plant of the agave family, which has long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes.
Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- For instance they won't eat anything in the aloe family or leathery leafed plants such as mother-in-law's tongue.
- If the bathroom is cold for most of the day, choose sansevierias (mother-in-law's tongue) - which will also survive in a poorly lit bathroom - or Nepenthes alata, a carnivorous plant with unusual hanging red traps.
- All over the Caribbean, it is known as ‘mother-in-law's tongue’.

Definition of mother-in-law's tongue in US English:

mother-in-law's tongue

nounˈməT͟Hər ən ˌlôz ˌtəNG

A West African plant of the agave family, having long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes, often grown as a houseplant.
Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- If the bathroom is cold for most of the day, choose sansevierias (mother-in-law's tongue) - which will also survive in a poorly lit bathroom - or Nepenthes alata, a carnivorous plant with unusual hanging red traps.
- All over the Caribbean, it is known as ‘mother-in-law's tongue’.
- For instance they won't eat anything in the aloe family or leathery leafed plants such as mother-in-law's tongue.

单词	mother-in-law's tongue
释义	Definition of mother-in-law's tongue in English: mother-in-law's tongue noun A West African plant of the agave family, which has long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes. Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae Example sentencesExamples For instance they won't eat anything in the aloe family or leathery leafed plants such as mother-in-law's tongue. If the bathroom is cold for most of the day, choose sansevierias (mother-in-law's tongue) - which will also survive in a poorly lit bathroom - or Nepenthes alata, a carnivorous plant with unusual hanging red traps. All over the Caribbean, it is known as ‘mother-in-law's tongue’. Definition of mother-in-law's tongue in US English: mother-in-law's tongue nounˈməT͟Hər ən ˌlôz ˌtəNG A West African plant of the agave family, having long slender leaves with yellow marginal stripes, often grown as a houseplant. Sansevieria trifasciata, family Agavaceae Example sentencesExamples If the bathroom is cold for most of the day, choose sansevierias (mother-in-law's tongue) - which will also survive in a poorly lit bathroom - or Nepenthes alata, a carnivorous plant with unusual hanging red traps. All over the Caribbean, it is known as ‘mother-in-law's tongue’. For instance they won't eat anything in the aloe family or leathery leafed plants such as mother-in-law's tongue.
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