Hypertext Webster Gateway: "oleander"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 of the Dogbane family, having
clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is 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}.
Note: Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and
death has occured from using its wood for skewers in
cooking meat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {rose bay}, {Nerium
oleander}]
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