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Definition of Nerium oleander
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Oleander, Rose Bay
Group relationships: Genus Nerium, Nerium
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Nerium, Nerium
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nerium Oleander
Literary usage of Nerium oleander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Floral Magazine (1880)
"NEW VARIETIES OF Nerium oleander. "We are indebted to Mr. AF Ban-on, Superintendent
of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chiswick, ..."
2. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
"The smooth, coriaceous, deep-green, The leaves of Nerium oleander, Linné. Nat.
... Nerium oleander. ^ (1882); three glucks, namely : non-basic, ..."
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