Dieffenbachia Definition

dēfən-bäkē-ə, -băkē-ə
noun
Any of a genus (Dieffenbachia) of tropical plants of the arum family, with thick, fleshy jointed stems and large leaves, dark green and often splashed with white: grown as houseplants, though poisonous.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Dieffenbachia
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae — the mother-in-law's tongue, dumb cane and similar plants.

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Origin of Dieffenbachia

  • New Latin genus name after Ernst Dieffenbach (1811–1855), German naturalist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician.

    From Wiktionary

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