Found 2 items, similar to Nerium oleander.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Nerium oleander Nerium oleander n : 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 regions [syn: oleander, rose bay]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Nerium oleander Oleandrin \O`le*an"drin\, n. (Chem.) One of several cardiac glycosides (C32H48O9) found in oleander (Nerium oleander). [PJC] Oleandrine \O`le*an"drine\, n. (Chem.) One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander (Nerium oleander). [1913 Webster] Oleander \O`le*an"der\, n. [F. ol['e]andre (cf. It. oleandro, LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. ?; ? rose + ? tree.] (Bot.) A beautiful evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red, white, or pink flowers. It is a native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death has occured from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat. [1913 Webster]