genus dieffenbachia

Noun
  1. Evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap;
    Often cultivated as houseplants (synset 111807860)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue - an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
    belongs to: araceae, arum family, family araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
    same as: dieffenbachia

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