oleander

See also: Oleander

English
An oleander bush.

Etymology

From French oléandre.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/, /ˈoʊliændɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ)

Noun

oleander (countable and uncountable, plural oleanders)

  1. 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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Polish
oleander

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.lɛˈan.dɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -andɛr
  • Syllabification: o‧le‧an‧der

Noun

oleander m inan

  1. oleander

Declension
Declension of oleander
singular plural
nominative oleander oleandry
genitive oleandra oleandrów
dative oleandrowi oleandrom
accusative oleander oleandry
instrumental oleandrem oleandrami
locative oleandrze oleandrach
vocative oleandrze oleandry

Further reading
  • oleander in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • oleander in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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