oleander

n. 欧洲夹竹桃 [医] 夹竹桃

发音

UK /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/
其它
US /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/
US /ˈoʊliændɚ/

词形变化

oleanders 复数 oleanders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    夹竹桃

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

rosebay

相关短语

oleander moth oleander moths yellow oleander un. 黄花夹竹桃 [网络] 黄夹竹桃；英文名称

词源

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

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