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dumb cane

dumb cane is the alternative form of dumbcane.

Meaning of dumbcane

Noun

dumbcane (usually uncountable, plural dumbcanes)

  1. (usually) A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia.
    • I was stunned to realize just how many of these potentially dangerous plants were in my own home and garden, including aloe, elephant’s ear, jade, peace lily (Spathiphyllum), philodendron and dumbcane (Dieffenbacchia), as well as foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), hellebore, vinca, rhododendron and...2007 July 17, Jane E. Brody, “Avoiding the Dangers Down in the Garden”, in New York Times

Forms of dumb cane

pluraldumb canes

Questions about dumb cane

What is dumb cane the alternative form of?
Dumb cane is the alternative form of dumbcane.

Words near dumb cane in the dictionary

  1. dumb bunny
  2. dumb cake
  3. dumb cakes
  4. dumb cancel
  5. dumb cancels
  6. dumb cane
  7. dumb chamber
  8. dumb chambers
  9. dumb charade
  10. dumb charades
  11. dumb chill

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