Tropical vs Dumbcane - What's the difference?
tropical | dumbcane |
Of or north and 23 degrees south.
From or similar to a hot climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a .
* South
A tropical plant of the genus Dieffenbachia .
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 17, author=Jane E. Brody, title=Avoiding the Dangers Down in the Garden, work=New York Times
, passage=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 chrysanthemum. }}
As nouns the difference between tropical and dumbcane
is that tropical is a tropical plant while dumbcane is a tropical plant of the genus dieffenbachia .As an adjective tropical
is of or north and 23 degrees south.tropical
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* (abbreviation)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.
Derived terms
*External links
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(wikipedia dumbcane) (Dieffenbachia)Noun
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