Oleander
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oleander is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- oleanders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nerion, rhododendron, dogbane, dogs-bane, dogrose, dog-laurel.
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