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n. - An ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions.

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  • The olives and myrtles with Nerium oleander which is common, grow at the bottom of wadis or beside gueltas.
  • But if they ate poisonous plants, such as oleander, they could become very sick.
  • A tall oleander hedge curved along the club drive.
  • The sweet smell of jasmine and oleander in the air.
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