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Definition of Dieffenbachia
1. Noun. Evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Member holonyms: Dieffenbachia Sequine, Dumb Cane, Mother-in-law Plant, Mother-in-law's Tongue
Definition of Dieffenbachia
1. Noun. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Dieffenbachia'', cultivated as houseplants ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dieffenbachia
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dieffenbachia
Literary usage of Dieffenbachia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1876)
"... Dieffenbachia brasiliensis h. Veitch. es in neuerer Zeit wie mit den ...
Gärten verbreitete Dieffenbachia Se- ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1876)
"... which promises to become a giant amongst Palms ; and Dieffenbachia princeps,
a sprightly and beautiful plant with a silvery midrib and spotted leaves. ..."
3. Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. by Massachusetts Horticultural Society, W.D. Ticknor & Co, James Englebert Teschemacher (1876)
"This plant (Dieffenbachia picta) has never failed me, and I deem it one of the
very best . case plants. I noticed particularly the peculiar marking of the ..."
4. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"Dieffenbachia insignia, (butt Cat. 1881, 17.) S. Shrubby per. with green ...
Dieffenbachia maculosa. < a«il Cat. 1876, 7.) S. evergreen of moderate stature. ..."
5. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1880)
"... Dieffenbachia rex, fine well-marked foliage ; D. regina, marbled with green
... a neat fan-leaved Palm ; Dieffenbachia Leopold!, leaves bright green, ..."
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