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Nerium oleander
(gcide) | Oleandrin \O`le*an"drin\, n. (Chem.)
One of several cardiac glycosides (C32H48O9) found in
oleander (Nerium oleander).
[PJC] |
Nerium oleander
(gcide) | Oleandrine \O`le*an"drine\, n. (Chem.)
One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander
(Nerium oleander).
[1913 Webster] |
Nerium oleander
(gcide) | Oleander \O`le*an"der\, n. [F. ol['e]andre (cf. It. oleandro,
LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of
laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. ?; ? rose + ? tree.]
(Bot.)
A beautiful evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the
Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red, white, or
pink flowers. It is a native of the East Indies, but the red
variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also
rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and
death has occured from using its wood for skewers in
cooking meat.
[1913 Webster] |
nerium oleander
(wn) | Nerium oleander
n 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 [syn: oleander, rose bay, {Nerium
oleander}] |
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nerium oleander
(wn) | Nerium oleander
n 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 [syn: oleander, rose bay, {Nerium
oleander}] |
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