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
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.
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