NOUN | plant | Nerium oleander, oleander, rose bay | an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | oleander, rose bay | |
Member of | Nerium, genus Nerium | One species |
Broader | poisonous plant | A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
Spanish | adelfa, baladre, rose bay | |
Catalan | baladre, rose bay |
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