Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia.

    Dieffenbachie

    диффенба́хияdiffenbáxija

    дифенба́хіяdyfenbáxija

Translations

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Українська
By meaning 1
a tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia:
Русский
By meaning 1
a tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia:

Origin

From dumb + cane, due to its poisoning effect on the throat.

From dumb + cane, due to its poisoning effect on the throat.

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Forms

plural: dumbcanes
Singulardumbcane

uncountable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dumbcane — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto