oleander

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English - Turkish
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) zıkkım ağacı

Related Terms

nerium oleander
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Zakkum
English - English
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

Related Terms

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
oleander

    Hyphenation

    o·le·an·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    ōliändır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈōlēˌandər/ /ˈoʊliːˌændɜr/

    Etymology

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