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dieffenbachia
di·ef·fen·bach·i·a [ dfən bkee ə, dfən bákee ə, dfən bkee ə, dfən bàkee ə ] (plural di·ef·fen·bach·i·as)


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tropical American evergreen plant: an evergreen plant with poisonous sap, widely cultivated as a house plant for its large many-colored leaves. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Dieffenbachia.
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, after Ernst Dieffenbach (1794-1855), German botanist]
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