Dieffenbachia

See also: dieffenbachia

Translingual

Dieffenbachia bowmannii

Etymology

After Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Dieffenbachia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – mother-in-law's tongue, dumb cane and similar plants.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Dieffenbachia bowmannii - type species

References

• Dieffenbachia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dieffenbachia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dieffenbachia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons