Dieffenbachia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dieffenbachia \Dieffenbachia\ n.
     a genus of evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with
     lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as
     houseplants.
  
     Syn: genus {Dieffenbachia}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dieffenbachia
       n : evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush
           foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as
           houseplants [syn: {genus Dieffenbachia}]