mother-in-law's tongue

Noun

 * 1) A plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species  (syn. ), 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

 * bowstring hemp, snake plant

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 虎尾蘭
 * Finnish: isoanopinkieli,
 * German: Schwiegermutterzunge
 * Hungarian:, szobai tigrislevél
 * Icelandic: indíánafjöður, anopinkieli
 * Luxembourgish: Schwéiermammszongen
 * Norman: langue dé belle-méthe, langue à la belle-méthe
 * Norwegian: svigermorstunge
 * Serbo-Croatian: svekrvin jezik
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ลิ้นมังกร