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Meanings of oleander in English

Portuguese
oleandro
Catalan
baladre

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.

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Usage of oleander in English
1
They hid Jim on the stage back of the oleander commencement night.
The University of Hard Knocks
2
The sweet fragrances of lilac and oleander lingered in the damp air.
Shadow's son
3
Ahead, there was the mass of vegetation: bear grass and oleander.
The flock
4
They hung it on the wall near where the oleander stood that night.
The University of Hard Knocks
5
Edging the mound there were wild aloes and the wild oleander.
In the Wilderness
6
And he wore in his hat a sprig of crimson oleander.
The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections
7
I do not know which I dislike most, foreign usurpation or the oleander.
Remarks
8
Once they had sat enfolded in each other's arms under a flowering oleander.
Sister Teresa
9
Somehow, despite the oleander, the sick pit in my stomach seemed to lighten.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
10
His rare oleander-worms and his priceless beetles all were destroyed.
Gritli's Children
11
There was trouble procuring the ricin-thisis dried oleander extract.
Rise
12
The scent of oleander, confederate jasmine, crepe myrtle, and camellia floating from the garden.
Break No Bones
13
Nick Hilliard snatched off his sombrero as he came swinging along the oleander path.
The Port of Adventure
14
I found the clay amphora filled with a black liquid under the oleander bush.
Cleopatra's Moon
15
But very early in the day she saw the father hurrying up the oleander avenue.
Remember the Alamo
16
The lovers woke early, and had their breakfast on the loggia overlooking the oleander garden.
Three Weeks
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Portuguese
oleandro
Catalan
baladre
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