Dieffenbachia
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See also: dieffenbachia
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]After Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician + -ia
Proper noun
[edit]Dieffenbachia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – mother-in-law's tongue, dumb cane and similar plants.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Spathicarpeae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Dieffenbachia bowmannii - type species
References
[edit]Dieffenbachia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dieffenbachia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dieffenbachia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons