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