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oleander
/ˌoʊliˈændɚ/
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What does oleander mean?
noun
- 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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The grapes were hanging in clusters in the streets, and the brilliant Oleander was in full bloom everywhere.
There is a row of geraniums along the front of the stage and a big oleander on the side.
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A little further on, and what is this with large pink flowers in such abundance?—the oleander in full flower.
While there are many named varieties of the oleander, but two are often seen in general cultivation.
This morning Thea saw to her delight that the two oleander trees, one white and one red, had been brought up from their winter quarters in the cellar.