oleander
IPA: ˈoʊɫiændɝ
noun
- 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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Examples of "oleander" in Sentences
- She had mistakenly used too many oleander leaves.
- There are pink oleander trees and many beautiful birds.
- His ring name is a play on the poisonous plant, oleander.
- Oleander is also known to hold its toxicity even after drying.
- Chloe had secretly mixed poisonous oleander leaves into the cake.
- A rather common flowering shrub planted in gardens is the oleander.
- Oleander leaf extract is also taken to treat congestive heart disease.
- Oleander flowers are showy and fragrant and are grown for these reasons.
- Ingestion of Oleander can cause both gastrointestinal and cardiac effects.
- She had a supporting role in hite Oleander as a pregnant girl in foster care.
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