transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-fən-ˈba-kē-ə, ˌdi-, -ˈbä- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Ernst Dieffenbach died 1855 German naturalist
Date: circa 1900
: any of a genus ( Dieffenbachia ) of erect poisonous tropical American plants of the arum family having usually variegated leaves and often grown as houseplants