Definitions for oleander

oleander o·le·an·der

Spelling: [oh-lee-an-der, oh-lee-an-]
IPA: /ˈoʊ liˌæn dər, ˌoʊ liˈæn-/

Oleander is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 353 anagrams from letters in oleander (adeelnor).

Definitions for oleander

noun

  1. a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Origin of oleander

1540-50; Medieval Latin oleander, oliandrum, obscurely akin to Late Latin laurandrum, perhaps a conflation of Latin laurus laurel and rhododendron Examples for oleander

Now, the leaves of the oleander are extremely poisonous to man and beast.

You yourself, maestro, told me to resort to the oleander leaves.

Such terms as "gravel" and "oleander" had produced this attraction.

I heard of but one fatal case of oleander poisoning—and that was doubtful.

But man who has no strong instincts, often dies poisoned by the oleander's juices.

Near them was a grove of oleander bushes, loaded with beautiful blossoms.

But the oleander leaves did not get rid of the panniers of the three poisoned beasts.

Whatever it was, poor oleander was certainly hard at work now.

Fig. 52 shows an oleander cutting at a, a carnation at b, and a geranium at c.

I hid his clothes in the oleander bushes that fringe the water.

Word Value for oleander
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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