单词 | oleander |
释义 | oleander /oh"lee an'deuhr, oh'lee an"-/, n. a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental. [1540-50; < ML oleander, oliandrum, obscurely akin to LL laurandrum, perh. a conflation of L laurus LAUREL and rhododendron RHODODENDRON] |
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