| olean |
| oleander | (n) 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. rose bay, Nerium oleander |
| oleander fern | (n) tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia, Syn. Oleandra mollis, Oleandra neriiformis |
| oleandra | (n) or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns, Syn. genus Oleandra |
| oleandraceae | (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems, Syn. family Oleandraceae |
| Oleander | n. [ F. oléandre (cf. It. oleandro, LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; rose + &unr_; 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 ☞ Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death has occurred from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Oleandra | prop. n. A genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns; also classed as the family |
| Oleandraceae | prop. n. One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems. |
| Oleandrin | n. (Chem.) One of several cardiac glycosides ( |
| Oleandrine | n. (Chem.) One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander (Nerium oleander). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Oleander { m } [ bot. ] | oleanders [Add to Longdo] |
