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dumbcanes

dumbcanes is the plural 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

Questions about dumbcanes

What is dumbcanes the plural of?
Dumbcanes is the plural of dumbcane.

Words near dumbcanes in the dictionary

  1. dumbbell curves
  2. dumbbells
  3. dumbbutt
  4. dumbbutts
  5. dumbcane
  6. dumbcanes
  7. dumbcluck
  8. dumbclucks
  9. dumbcow
  10. dumbcowed
  11. dumbcowing

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