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Dieffenbachia

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Noun

1. dieffenbachia, genus dieffenbachia

evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants

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Dieffenbachia

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noun
any plant of the tropical American evergreen perennial genus Dieffenbachia, some species of which are grown as pot plants for their handsome variegated foliage. The plants are poisonous and the sap is extremely acrid: family Araceae

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Dieffenbachia

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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 house plants, though poisonous

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Dieffenbachia

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n.
Any of several plants of the genus Dieffenbachia native to tropical America, having stout, jointed stems and large, variegated leaves and widely cultivated as an indoor plant. Also called dumb cane.

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