- Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
--1 is a kind of monocot genus, liliopsid genus
--1 is a member of Araceae, family Araceae, arum family
--1 has members:dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine