DIEFFENBACHIA

Meaning of DIEFFENBACHIA in English

[ ˌdi:f(ə)n'bakɪə ]

■ noun a plant of a genus that includes dumb cane and its relatives. [Genus Dieffenbachia .]

Origin

mod. L., named after the 19th-cent. German horticulturalist Ernst Dieffenbach .

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DIEFFENBACHIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Ernst Dieffenbach died 1855 German naturalist Date: circa 1900 any of a genus ( Dieffenbachia …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIEFFENBACHIA — ˌdēfənˈbakēə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Ernst Dieffenbach died 1855 German naturalist & New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIEFFENBACHIA — /dee'feuhn bak"ee euh, -bah"kee euh/ , n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIEFFENBACHIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Ernst Dieffenbach died 1855 German naturalist Date: circa 1900 : any of a genus ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIEFFENBACHIA — [dief.fen.bach.ia] n [NL, fr. Ernst Dieffenbach d. 1855 Ger. naturalist] (ca. 1900): any of a genus (Dieffenbachia of the family …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIEFFENBACHIA — dieffenbachia BrE AmE ˌdiːf ə n ˈbæk i‿ə ⇨ˌ• ə m- AmE \ -ˈbɑːk- ▷ dieffenbachia|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIEFFENBACHIA — Диффенбахия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DIEFFENBACHIA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ d ē -f ə n- ' ba-k ē - ə , ˌ di-, - ' bä- Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUMB CANE — noun Etymology: from the fact that chewing it causes the tongue and throat to swell Date: 1696 dieffenbachia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUMB CANE — noun : a tropical American herb ( Dieffenbachia seguine ) that when chewed causes the tongue to swell — called …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUMB CANE — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUMB CANE — Etymology: from the fact that chewing it causes the tongue and throat to swell Date: 1696 : dieffenbachia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUMB CANE — ■ noun a thick-stemmed Caribbean plant with a poisonous sap that swells the tongue and destroys the power of speech. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUMBCANE — [dumb.cane] n [fr. the fact that chewing it causes the tongue and throat to swell] (1696): dieffenbachia
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUMB CANE — any of several species of Dieffenbachia valued as indoor foliage plants that tolerate low light intensities. The term refers to …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARALES — order of monocotyledonous flowering plants comprising the families Araceae and Lemnaceae. The order includes herbs, climbing shrubs, marsh plants, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ДИФФЕНБАХИЯ — Dieffenbachia
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
TUFTROOT — бот. диффенбахия (Dieffenbachia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TUFTROOT — бот. диффенбахия ( Dieffenbachia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ДИФФЕНБАХИЯ — бот. (Dieffenbachia) tuftroot
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ЯДОВИТЫЕ
Русский словарь Colier
ЯДОВИТЫЕ — растения, содержащие специфические вещества, способные при определенной экспозиции (дозе и длительности воздействия) вызывать болезнь или смерть человека или других животных. …
Русский словарь Colier
ЛИСТ
Русский словарь Colier

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