oleander C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/ UK /ˌəʊliˈændə/ See IPA manual Freq #56542 Meanings 1 noun a poisonous evergreen shrub with narrow leathery leaves and clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, widely grown in warm regions Pink oleander flowered along the courtyard wall, safely beyond the children's reach. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a poisonous evergreen shrub... rosebayrose laurellaurel rose Word family Derived forms oleandrinoleandrine Related forms dogbaneNerium oleander Etymology From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandrum and Late Latin lorandrum. The Latin form may be an alteration of rhododendron, the ancient name of another flowering shrub. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oleander **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊliˈændə/ **Frequency rank:** 56542 ## Meanings 1. a poisonous evergreen shrub with narrow leathery leaves and clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, widely grown in warm regions ## Examples - Pink oleander flowered along the courtyard wall, safely beyond the children's reach. ## Synonyms - rosebay - rose laurel - laurel rose ## Derived Forms - oleandrin - oleandrine ## Related Forms - dogbane - Nerium oleander ## Etymology From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandrum and Late Latin lorandrum. The Latin form may be an alteration of rhododendron, the ancient name of another flowering shrub. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown