Dieffenbachia
evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants • Syn: genus Dieffenbachia • Hypernyms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: Araceae, family Araceae, arum family • Member Meronyms: dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine
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