Oleander OLEAN'DER, n. a plant of the genus Nerium the rose-bay or
South sea rose; a beautiful shrub with flowers in clusters, of a fine
purple color, but of an indifferent smell. The plant, especially the
bark of the roots, is said to be poisonous.
oleander
n 1: 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 [syn: oleander, rose bay, Nerium
oleander}]
oleander nounEtymology: Medieval Latin, alteration of arodandrum, lorandrum,
perhaps alteration of Latin rhododendron — more at rhododendronDate: 1545
a poisonous evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the dogbane family
with clusters of fragrant white to red flowers
oleander n. an evergreen poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, native to the Mediterranean and bearing clusters of white, pink, or red flowers. Etymology: med.L
oleander
(oleanders)
An oleander is an evergreen tree or shrub that has white, pink, or purple
flowers. Oleanders grow in Mediterranean countries and in some parts of Asia and Australia.
N-VAR
oleander
ˌəulɪˈændə n. an evergreen poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander,
native to the Mediterranean and bearing clusters of white, pink, or red
flowers. [med.L]
Oleander \O`le*an"der\, n. [F. ol['e]andre (cf. It. oleandro,
LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of
laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. ?; ? rose + ? tree.]
(Bot.)
A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having
clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of
the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the
south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and
South-sea rose.
Note: Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and
death has occured from using its wood for skewers in
cooking meat.
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