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Definition of Genus nerium
1. Noun. One species: oleander.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Nerium Oleander, Oleander, Rose Bay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Nerium
Literary usage of Genus nerium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... the name of plants of the genus nerium. Though derived from the French, the
common name in that language is laurier-rote or ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... the name of plants of the genus nerium. Though derived from the French, the
common name in that language is laurier-rose or ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"An elegant middle-sized tree, agreeing perfectly in its botanical character with
the genus nerium of the Linnean sexual system, and from the quality of its ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1813)
"... agreeing perfectly in its botanical character with the genus nerium of the
Linnean sexual system, and from the quality of its leaves may very properly ..."
5. Retrospect of Philosophical, Mechanical, Chemical, and Agricultural Discoveries (1812)
"THE vegetable here described, belongs to the genus nerium, and has received from Dr.
Roxburgh the specific appellation of Tinc- torium. ..."
6. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"... genus nerium NERIUM (the old Greek name, from ñeros, wet, in allusion to its
habitat). A genus comprising only two or three species of erect greenhouse ..."
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