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rosebay
(encz) | rosebay,oleandr n: Zdeněk Brož |
rosebay
(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] |
Rosebay
(gcide) | Rosebay \Rose"bay`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) the oleander. [Obs.]
(b) Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron. [U.S.]
(c) An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple
flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called
also great willow herb.
[1913 Webster] |
rosebay
(wn) | rosebay
n 1: late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America
having rosy to pink-purple flowers [syn: rosebay,
Rhododendron maxima] |
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rosebay willowherb
(encz) | rosebay willowherb, n: |
Rosebay
(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]Rosebay \Rose"bay`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) the oleander. [Obs.]
(b) Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron. [U.S.]
(c) An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple
flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called
also great willow herb.
[1913 Webster] |
east indian rosebay
(wn) | East Indian rosebay
n 1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal
flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to
Thailand [syn: crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, {crepe
gardenia}, pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay,
Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose,
Tabernaemontana divaricate] |
rosebay willowherb
(wn) | rosebay willowherb
n 1: tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and
narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers
occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent
clearings; an important honey plant [syn: fireweed,
giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup,
Epilobium angustifolium] |
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