oleander

== English == === Etymology === From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/, /ˈoʊliændɚ/ Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ) === Noun === oleander (countable and uncountable, plural oleanders) Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers. Synonyms: laurel rose, rose laurel, rosebay ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Nerium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oleander in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === DeLorean, reloaned == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.lɛˈan.dɛr/ Rhymes: -andɛr Syllabification: o‧le‧an‧der === Noun === oleander m inan oleander ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === oleander in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN oleander in Polish dictionaries at PWN