oleander

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von oleander im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) zıkkım ağacı

Relevante Übersetzungen

nerium oleander

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Zakkum

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von oleander im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

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

A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers

{i} (Botany) poisonous evergreen bush with red and white flowers (native to the Mediterranean region)

Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose

It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe

An oleander is an evergreen tree or shrub that has white, pink, or purple flowers. Oleanders grow in Mediterranean countries and in some parts of Asia and Australia. a green bush with white, pink, or purple flowers (perhaps from rhododendron). Any of the ornamental evergreen shrubs of the genus Nerium (dogbane family), which have poisonous milky juice. Numerous varieties of flower colour in the common oleander, or rosebay (N. oleander), have been introduced from greenhouse culture and are grown outdoors in warmer climates. All parts of the plant are very toxic if eaten, and contact with them may cause skin irritation

{i} nerium

Relevante Übersetzungen

oleander fern

tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia

oleander.

rosebay

nerium oleander

type of poisonous tropical bush that produces fragrant flowers

nerium oleander

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

oleanders

plural of oleander

the oleander

rosebay

yellow oleander

tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous

Silbentrennung

o·le·an·der

Türkische aussprache

ōliändır

Aussprache

/ˈōlēˌandər/ /ˈoʊliːˌændɜr/

Etymologie

[ 'O-lE-"an-d&r, "O-lE-' ] (noun.) 1548. Medieval Latin, alter. of arodandrum, lorandrum, perhaps alteration of Latin rhododendron; more at RHODODENDRON.