Dieffenbachias are tropical cousins of the jack-in-the-pulpit (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dief — dief·fen·bach·ia; … English syllables
fen — af·fen·pin·scher; de·fen·es·tra·tion; de·fen·si·bil·i·ty; de·fen·si·ble; de·fen·sor; de·fen·sor·ship; de·fen·so·ry; dief·fen·bach·ia; ef·fen·di; fen·chene; fen·chol; fen·chone; fen·chyl; fen·der·less; fen·es·tel·la; fen·es·tel·lid;… … English syllables
bach — als·bach·ite; bach·e·lor; bach·e·lor·ism; bach·e·lor·ly; bach·e·lor·ship; bach·man s; bach; butt·gen·bach·ite; dief·fen·bach·ia; feu·er·bach·i·an; le·bach·ia; leng·en·bach·ite; ma·ne·bach; mün·chen glad·bach; of·fen·bach; schap·bach·ite;… … English syllables
dieffenbachia — dief·fen·bach·ia … English syllables
dieffenbachia — dief•fen•bach•i•a [[t]ˌdi fənˈbæk i ə, ˈbɑ ki ə[/t]] n. pl. bach•i•as pln any tropical American plant of the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage • Etymology: < NL (1829), after… … From formal English to slang
Dieffenbach operation — Dief·fen·bach operation (deґfən bahk) [Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach, German surgeon, 1792–1847] see under operation … Medical dictionary
