Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oleander

/ˌoʊliˈændɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: ole-an-der
IPA: /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Cut a small branch of oleander from a thrifty plant, place it in a vial partly filled with rain water, so that the lower end of the branch may be immersed about half an inch in the water."

Etymology

From French oléandre, from Medieval Latin oleandru, from Late Latin lorandrum, perhaps an alteration of rhododendron.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: oléandre, oleandru, lorandrum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/
British English: /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oleanders (plural)

Derived Forms

oleandrin oleandrine

Phrases

oleander moth sweet oleander yellow oleander

Synonyms

laurel rose rose laurel rosebay rose bay nerium oleander

Rhymes With

alexander slander lander coriander sander gander hander candor pander zander stander germander

Questions

How do you pronounce oleander?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/.
What does oleander mean?: 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.
Where does oleander come from?: It is traced to French.

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