NERIUM OLEANDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nerium oleander mean? 

• NERIUM OLEANDER (noun)
  The noun NERIUM OLEANDER has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: NERIUM OLEANDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERIUM OLEANDER (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Nerium oleander; oleander; rose bay

Hypernyms ("Nerium oleander" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("Nerium oleander" is a member of...):

genus Nerium; Nerium (one species: oleander)