oleander
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but…Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.
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Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.
Oleander
олеа́ндрoleándr
an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
Examples
8 sentencesWhat do you need oleander for?
I noticed oleander in the backyard.
Your oleander is beautiful.
This is dry oleander.
I want to propagate the oleander.
Translations
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Origin
From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps anFrom French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron.
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Forms
plural: oleandersSynonyms
5 synonyms- an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions:rose bayNerium oleander
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
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