Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O-LE-AN'DER
O-LE-AG'IN-OUS-NESSO-LE-AS'TER
O-LE-AN'DER, n.
A plant of the genus Nerium, the rosebay or South sea rose; a beautiful shrub with flowers in clusters, of a fine color, but of an indifferent smell. The plant, especially the bark of the root, is medicinal, and of course poisonous. Encyc.
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