| 单词 | dieffenbachia |
| 释义 | dieffenbachia[ dee-fuhn-bak-ee-uh, -bah-kee-uh ] / ˌdi fənˈbæk i ə, -ˈbɑ ki ə / nounany of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, native to tropical America, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage. Compare dumb cane. Origin of dieffenbachia<New Latin (1829), named after Ernst Dieffenbach (1811–55), German naturalist; see -ia Words nearby dieffenbachiadiecious, die-cutting, die down, dièdre, Diefenbaker, dieffenbachia, die for, diegesis, diegetic, Diégo-Suarez, die-hard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dieffenbachia
British Dictionary definitions for dieffenbachiadieffenbachia / (ˌdiːfənˈbækɪə) / nounany 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 Word Origin for dieffenbachianamed after Ernst Dieffenbach (died 1855), German horticulturist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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