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Definition: Dieffenbachia |
DieffenbachiaNoun1. Evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: DieffenbachiaSynonym: genus Dieffenbachia (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The cells of the plant contain needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals. If a leaf is chewed, these crystals cause a burning sensation in the mouth and throat; swelling can occur along with a temporary inability to speak, and from this effect the plants are also called dumb cane. Chewing could result in death if the swelling blocks the airway. Slaves were sometimes punished by having dieffenbachia put into their mouths.
If you have this plant in your house or yard, wash your hands after handling it.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dieffenbachia."
Crosswords: Dieffenbachia |
| English words defined with "Dieffenbachia": Dieffenbachia sequine ♦ genus Dieffenbachia. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Dieffenbachia": ANTIDYSMENORRHEIC, ANTIRHEUMATIC. (references) |
| "Dieffenbachia" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Dieffenbachia" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 75% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Dieffenbachia": Dieffenbachia seguina ♦ dieffenbachia sequine ♦ genus Dieffenbachia. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dieffenbachia | 98 |
dieffenbachia plant | 8 |
care dieffenbachia | 5 |
compacta dieffenbachia | 4 |
dieffenbachia camille | 4 |
dieffenbachia exotica | 2 |
dieffenbachia maculata | 2 |
care dieffenbachia plant | 2 |
dieffenbachia snow tropic | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Dieffenbachia": dieffenbachias. (additional references) | |
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"Dieffenbachia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Diefenbachia, diffenbachia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-d-e-e-f-f-h-i-i-n" | |
-4 letters: affianced, fancified. | |
-5 letters: abidance, affiance, caffeine, defiance, echidnae, hacienda. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-d-e-e-f-f-h-i-i-n" | |
+1 letter: dieffenbachias. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 65 66 66 65 6E 62 61 63 68 69 61 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01100101 01100110 01100110 01100101 01101110 01100010 01100001 01100011 01101000 01101001 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i e f f e n b a c h i a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0065 0066 0066 0065 006E 0062 0061 0063 0068 0069 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38757172727180686769747567 |
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