0 an evergreen Mediterranean tree or bush (= one that never loses its leaves) with strong leaves and white, red, or pink flowers
Against this tomb there is an old and large sized oleander.
Oleander surrounds him as they loudly perform the song, forcing him to weep.
The young lady's posture mimics that of the oleander.
The mountainsides are covered with pine, sandalwood and rough oak, or else shrubs including bay, thyme and oleander.
The flowering oleander, like the girl, is in the blossoming stage of life.
One cited death was apparently due to the ingestion of oleander leaves by a diabetic man.
It is theorized that the plant produces a powerful hemotoxin, perhaps similar to oleander in nature.
They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders).
