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    OLEANDER

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     I. (noun) 

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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 regionsplay

    Synonyms:

    Nerium oleander; oleander; rose bay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("oleander" is a kind of...):

    poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

    Holonyms ("oleander" is a member of...):

    genus Nerium; Nerium (one species: oleander)

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