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oleander.

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.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/UK/ˌoʊliˈændɚ/General-American/ˈoʊliændɚ/General-American
  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.

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Where this word comes from

From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron.

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