Definition of oleander
: a poisonous evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the dogbane family with clusters of fragrant white to red flowers
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Within a short drive of the Pentagon, the CIA, and the rest of the national security state, one immaculate office park after another rises above the oleander, gleaming facades capped with muscular logos –
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Origin and Etymology of oleander
Medieval Latin, alteration of arodandrum, lorandrum, perhaps alteration of Latin rhododendron — more at rhododendron
First Known Use: 1545
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playDefinition of oleander for English Language Learners
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: a bush with long, narrow leaves and white, pink, or yellow flowers
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