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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

o·le·an·der / ˈōlēˌandər/ • n. a poisonous evergreen Old World shrub (Nerium oleander) of the dogbane family that is widely grown in warm countries for its clusters of white, pink, or red flowers.

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oleander

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

oleander Evergreen shrubs of the genus Nerium, native to the Mediterranean region. They have milky poisonous sap, clusters of white, pink or purple flowers, and smooth leaves. The best-known is the rosebay (N. oleander). Family Apocynaceae.

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oleander

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

oleander XVI. — medL. oleander, oliandrum; of obscure orig.

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T. F. HOAD. "oleander." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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oleander

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

oleander see dogbane .

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

oleander See NERIUM.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "oleander." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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oleander

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

oleander •adder, bladder, khaddar, ladder, madder •Esmeralda, Valda •scaffolder • lambda •Amanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, dander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, philander, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander •backhander • Laplander • stepladder •inlander • outlander • Netherlander •overlander • gerrymander •pomander •calamander, salamander •bystander •ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah, Hamada, intifada, lambada, larder, Masada, Nevada, panada, piña colada, pousada, promenader, retarder, Scheherazade, Theravada, Torquemada, tostada •Alexander, commander, demander, Lahnda, slander •Pravda • autostrada

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	Oleanders or morning glories?(LETTERS)(FORUM) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 2/20/2005
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