单词 | dieffenbachia |
释义 | dieffenbachia /dee'feuhn bak"ee euh, -bah"kee euh/, n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, native to tropical America, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage. Cf. dumb cane. [ < NL (1829), named after Ernst Dieffenbach (1811-55), German naturalist; see -IA] |
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