"oleander" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/ [General-American], /ˈoʊliændɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oleander.wav Forms: oleanders [plural]
Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ) Etymology: From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|oléandre}} French oléandre, {{der|en|ML.|oleandru}} Medieval Latin oleandru, {{der|en|LL.|lorandrum}} Late Latin lorandrum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oleander (countable and uncountable, plural oleanders)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants Derived forms: sweet oleander, yellow oleander Translations (A poisonous shrub): νήριον (nḗrion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), دِفْلَى (diflā) [feminine] (Arabic), դափնեվարդ (dapʻnevard) (Armenian), ճփնի (čpʻni) (Armenian), heriotzorri (Basque), করবী (korobi) (Bengali), করবীর (korobir) (Bengali), олеандър (oleandǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), зокум (zokum) [masculine] (Bulgarian), နွယ်သာကီ (nwaisaki) (Burmese), baladre [masculine] (Catalan), ژاڵە (jalle) (Central Kurdish), 夾竹桃 /夹竹桃 (jiāzhútáo) (Chinese Mandarin), bayros [collective] (Cornish), bayrosen [feminine] (Cornish), oleandr [masculine] (Czech), oleandro (Esperanto), oleanteri (Finnish), oleanteripuu (Finnish), laurier-rose [masculine] (French), oléandre [masculine] (French), loendro [masculine] (Galician), adelfa [feminine] (Galician), ოლეანდრე (oleandre) (Georgian), Oleander [masculine] (German), ροδοδάφνη (rododáfni) [feminine] (Greek), הַרְדּוּף (hardúf) [masculine] (Hebrew), leander (Hungarian), babérrózsa (Hungarian), rozlauro (Ido), oiliandar [masculine] (Irish), oleandro [masculine] (Italian), 夾竹桃 (kyōchikutō) (Japanese), 협죽도 (hyeopjukdo) (alt: 夾竹桃) (Korean), nerium [neuter] (Latin), леандер (leander) [masculine] (Macedonian), difla [feminine] (Maltese), زقوم (zakkum) (Ottoman Turkish), اغو آغاجی (ağu ağacı) (Ottoman Turkish), leànder [masculine] (Piedmontese), oleander [masculine] (Polish), oleandro [masculine] (Portuguese), espirradeira [feminine] (Portuguese), loendro [masculine] (Portuguese), alandro [masculine] (Portuguese), leandru [masculine] (Romanian), oleandru [masculine] (Romanian), олеа́ндр (oleándr) [masculine] (Russian), ژاڵە (jalle) (Southern Kurdish), adelfa [feminine] (Spanish), adelpa (Tagalog), baladre (Tagalog), அரளி (araḷi) (Tamil), గన్నేరు (gannēru) (Telugu), ยี่โถ (yîi-tǒo) (Thai), zakkum (Turkish), ağı ağacı (Turkish), trúc đào (Vietnamese), rhoswydden [feminine] (Welsh), rhoslawryf [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "laurier-rose"
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "ოლეანდრე"
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "roman": "rododáfni",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "rozlauro"
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "oiliandar"
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "roman": "kyōchikutō",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "roman": "hyeopjukdo",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "협죽도"
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          "roman": "zakkum",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "زقوم"
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          "code": "ota",
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          "roman": "ağu ağacı",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "اغو آغاجی"
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          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "oleander"
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          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "espirradeira"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "loendro"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "alandro"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
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          "word": "leandru"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oleandru"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oleándr",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "олеа́ндр"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "adelfa"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "adelpa"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "baladre"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "araḷi",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "அரளி"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "gannēru",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "గన్నేరు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "yîi-tǒo",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "ยี่โถ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "zakkum"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "ağı ağacı"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "word": "trúc đào"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rhoswydden"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rhoslawryf"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˌoʊliˈændɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʊliændɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ændə(ɹ)"
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}
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "sweet oleander"
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      "word": "yellow oleander"
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        "Terms with Basque translations",
        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Burmese translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Central Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Cornish translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Maltese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Piedmontese translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Southern Kurdish translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Tamil translations",
        "Terms with Telugu translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "diflā",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "دِفْلَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "dapʻnevard",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "դափնեվարդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čpʻni",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ճփնի"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "heriotzorri"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "korobi",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "করবী"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "korobir",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "করবীর"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oleandǎr",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "олеандър"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zokum",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зокум"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "nwaisaki",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "နွယ်သာကီ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baladre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāzhútáo",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "夾竹桃 /夹竹桃"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ],
      "word": "bayros"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bayrosen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oleandr"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "oleandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "oleanteri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "oleanteripuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laurier-rose"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oléandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "loendro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adelfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "oleandre",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ოლეანდრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oleander"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "rododáfni",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ροδοδάφνη"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "nḗrion",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νήριον"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hardúf",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הַרְדּוּף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "leander"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "babérrózsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "rozlauro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oiliandar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oleandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōchikutō",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "夾竹桃"
    },
    {
      "alt": "夾竹桃",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hyeopjukdo",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "협죽도"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "jalle",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ژاڵە"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "jalle",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ژاڵە"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nerium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "leander",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "леандер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "difla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "zakkum",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "زقوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ağu ağacı",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "اغو آغاجی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leànder"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oleander"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oleandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espirradeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "loendro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alandro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oleandru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oleándr",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "олеа́ндр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adelfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "adelpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "baladre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "araḷi",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "அரளி"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gannēru",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "గన్నేరు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yîi-tǒo",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ยี่โถ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "zakkum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "ağı ağacı"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "word": "trúc đào"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rhoswydden"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "A poisonous shrub",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rhoslawryf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oleander"
}

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