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Meaning of "oleander" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLEANDER

From Medieval Latin, variant of arodandrum, perhaps from Latin rhododendron.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OLEANDER

ˌəʊlɪˈændə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLEANDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oleander is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLEANDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nerium

Nerium oleander /ˈnɪəriəm ˈoʊliː.ændər/ is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco may have taken its name from the Berber name oualilt for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants.

Definition of oleander in the English dictionary

The definition of oleander in the dictionary is a poisonous evergreen Mediterranean apocynaceous shrub or tree, Nerium oleander, with fragrant white, pink, or purple flowers Also called: rosebay.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLEANDER

Banda · coriander · Ganda · Kinyarwanda · lander · Leander · Loanda · Luanda · Luganda · Maeander · meander · Miranda · outlander · panda · propaganda · Ruanda · Rwanda · sander · Uganda · veranda

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLEANDER

olea · oleaceous · oleaginous · oleaginously · oleaginousness · oleandomycin · olearia · oleaster · oleate · olecranal · olecranon · OLED · olefiant · olefin · olefine · olefinic · oleic · oleic acid · oleiferous · olein

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLEANDER

Alexander · Channel Islander · commander · company commander · demander · expander · finder · gander · hander · Highlander · Hollander · islander · overlander · pomander · Prince Edward Islander · salamander · Santander · slander · uplander · wander · zander

Synonyms and antonyms of oleander in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oleander» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLEANDER

Find out the translation of oleander to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oleander from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oleander» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

夹竹桃
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

oleander
570 millions of speakers
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English

oleander
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ओलियंडर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدفلى
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

олеандр
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

oleander
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

করবী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

laurier-rose
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Oleander
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Oleander
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

セイヨウキョウチクトウ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

서양 협죽도
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Oleander
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây trúc đào
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அலரி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलँडर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zakkum
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

oleandro
65 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Polish

oleander
50 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Ukrainian

олеандр
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

oleandru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πικροδάφνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oleander
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

oleander
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oleander
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oleander

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLEANDER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of oleander
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «oleander».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oleander

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLEANDER»

Discover the use of oleander in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oleander and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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White Oleander
White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way.
Janet Fitch, 2013
2
White Oleander
Oprah Winfrey enjoyed this gripping first novel so much that she not only made it her book club pick, she asked if she could narrate the audio release.
Janet Fitch, 2006
3
White Oleander
Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid. Ingrid becomes deranged after a fall apart with her lover, murders the man, and is sentenced to life in prison.
Janet Fitch, 2002
4
Operation Oleander
Seventh-grader Jess and her friends establish the Order of the Oleander to collect supplies for an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, where two of their parents are deployed, but when disaster strikes and many blame the Order, Jess must find ...
Valerie O. Patterson, 2013
5
Oleander
Oleander charts experiences through which the self may be transformed. Ever since her first collection. Parting Shots (1991). I have been a devoted fan of Fiona Zerbst's work. With Oleander, her fourth collection.
Fiona Zerbst, 2009
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Oleander House
Sam’s outrage feeds a determination to prove Bo wrong—until the heat of conflict opens a door to the house’s murderous past, unleashing a torrent of bloodshed and life-changing revelation. This book has been previously published.
Ally Blue, 2010
7
The Night Climbers of Cambridge
The tradition, known now as urban climbing, buildering, structuring or stegophily and followed all over the world, started long before publication of the first edition and is sure to continue for generations after the arrival of this one.
Whipplesnaith, 2007
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Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived
This autobiography is about growing up in Egypt.
Penelope Lively, 2006
9
Oleander Girl: A Novel
Enjoying a sheltered childhood with adoring grandparents but troubled by the silence surrounding her parents' deaths, Korobi is prompted by a love note among her mother's possessions to travel from India to post-9/11 America in search of ...
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2014
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Oleander Girl: A Novel
How does Oleander Girl continue to build on this idea? Korobi is definitely torn between two worlds—the values of India and America, how women are expected to behave in each culture, the importance America places on the individual ...
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLEANDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oleander is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kern County Sheriff's activity for July 23
11:12 am, deputies responded to report of trespassing in the 800-block of Oleander Rd. 11:13 am, deputies performed a patrol check in the ... «Taft Midway Driller, Jul 15»
2
For the Mercury News
16523 Oleander Ave $2,600,000 6-16-2015 3753 SF 5 BR Los Gatos 95032. 108 Plazoleta $924,000 6-16-2015 1630 SF 3 BR Los Gatos ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
3
Traffic study on The Esplanade examines potential improvements …
The study will also be looking at Oleander Avenue between Memorial Way and East First Avenue, which is one of the city's designated bicycle ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»
4
Judge Harvey Giss Discusses His Years in the Criminal Justice …
Judge Harvey Giss was also the A.D.A. of the first U.S. murder prosecution for oleander poisoning. David Wayne Sconce was accused of using ... «Newswire, Jul 15»
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Microburst winds reached 90 mph, damaged property
... water was reported at the intersections of 16th Street and Castle Street, Queen and Wooster streets and Oleander Drive and Dawson Street, ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»
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Tidal Creek plans farm-To-Table tasting event
... to host regular community events at its location at 5329 Oleander Drive, according to Katie Wright, marketing manager at Tidal Creek. «Greater Wilmington Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Mona Faye Caines Black, 84, real estate agent who held a license …
Entombment to follow at Oleander Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be her nephews. In lieu of flowers please donate to a charity ... «Port City Daily, Jul 15»
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Legal pot would require heavy regulation
Think opium, nightshade and oleander. Although the occasional use of marijuana probably will not lead to addiction, regular use has been ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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No contest in WB; City Council race draws candidates
... one-way streets rather than putting resources into building an at-grade or raised interchange at the busy College/Oleander Drive intersection. «Lumina News, Jul 15»
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Five file for three four-year terms on Portage City Council; Strazdas …
Patricia Randall, 6702 Oleander Lane, incumbent, council member since 2009, homemaker and active in community. Tom Haroldson covers ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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