oleander n : 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: rose bay, Nerium oleander]

see Oleander

English

Pronunciation

• /ˌəʊlɪˈændə/

Noun

1. Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental.

Translations

• German: Oleander
• Italian: oleandro