Dieffenbachia

See also: dieffenbachia

Translingual

Dieffenbachia bowmannii

Etymology

After Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Dieffenbachia f

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Spathicarpeae - tribe

References

Dieffenbachia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dieffenbachia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dieffenbachia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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