English > Dieffenbachia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants. |
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| Synonym | genus Dieffenbachia |
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| Member of | Araceae, family Araceae, arum family | anthurium |
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| Members | dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine | An evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves |
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| Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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| Spanish | dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia |
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| Catalan | dieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia |
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