oleanders

English - Turkish

Definition of oleanders in English Turkish dictionary

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oleander

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) zıkkım ağacı

oleander

zakkum

Zakkumlar az bakım gerektirir. - Oleanders require little care.

oleander

ağıağacı

oleander

i., bot. zakkum, ağıağacı

oleander

(isim) zakkum

oleander

gü1 defnesi

English - English

Definition of oleanders in English English dictionary

plural of oleander

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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

oleander

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

oleander

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

oleander

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

oleander

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

oleander

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

oleander

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

oleander

{i} nerium

Etymology

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