Crossword clues for dieffenbachia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dieffenbachia \Dieffenbachia\ n. a genus of evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants.
Syn: genus Dieffenbachia. [WordNet 1.5] ||
Wiktionary
n. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Dieffenbachia'', cultivated as houseplants
Wikipedia
Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the New World Tropics from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental, especially as a house plant, and has become naturalized on a few tropical islands.
Dieffenbachia is a perennial herbaceous plant with straight stem, simple and alternate leaves containing white spots and flecks, making it attractive as indoor foliage. Species in this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance of shade. The common name, "dumb canes" refers to the poisoning effect of raphides, which can cause temporary inability to speak; for this reason it is also known as the mother-in-law's tongue. Dieffenbachia was named by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, director of the Botanical Gardens in Vienna to honor his head gardener Joseph Dieffenbach (1796–1863).
Usage examples of "dieffenbachia".
Granny Friday night, getting up before dawn on Saturday to hit the rain forest trail with Joe-Pie in search of the elusive stinging mashasha nettle and wild dumbcane, a Caribbean dieffenbachia that flourished only in the deep shade of the upper rain forest, then working with Granny again well into Saturday night doctoring a stick of gum, a long hot shower and then bed were all Selene was thinking about when Rutherford Macintosh delivered her back to the Kings Frederick and Christian Arms shortly before midnight.
A pair of avocado trees and a giant dieffenbachia brought the forest inside and separated a sunken tile hot tub from a casual seating area.
The dieffenbachia lowered its squeaky voice suddenly, and its large green leaves dipped shyly.
Ficus, philodendron and dieffenbachia stood silhouetted in the dim light.
It held two padded vinyl chairs--one with arms, one without--a battered metal desk, a cheap Monet print in a black metal frame, and a token dieffenbachia in need of watering in the corner.
I had surprised her with it one night, a lovely large dieffenbachia with emerald-and-cream variegated leaves.
Working on the assumption that all living things require water, but apparently forgetting that they also need air, she began flooding the dieffenbachia on a daily basis.
I was removing Zazu from the dieffenbachia and saw you coming up the walk.
A Kaferian dieffenbachia, with purple-patterned white leaves, decorated the corner, reaching up more than a meter from the deck.
By the time she reached the lobby of the impressive white six-story hospital with its flourishing planters of chrysanthemums and dieffenbachia and the walls with signs about caring and commitment, she was almost running.
On her bedside table sat moisturizers, costume jewelry, a wooden hair brush, Kleenex in a pink ruffled box, birthday cards rigorously kept up to date, framed family photos, stuffed animals (one Garfield cat, two teddy bears, one polar bear), books for visitorsThe Best of Life and Jonathan Livingston Seagullplus a dieffenbachia vine that eventually colonized the entire room.