HyperDic: dieffenbachia

English > 1 sense of the word Dieffenbachia:
NOUNplantDieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachiaevergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap
English > Dieffenbachia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants.
Synonymgenus Dieffenbachia
Member ofAraceae, family Araceae, arum familyanthurium
Membersdumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequineAn evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishdieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia
Catalandieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia

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