noun
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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.