1. evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants; [syn: Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Dieffenbachia
n 1: evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush
foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
[syn: Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia]