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rosebay


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rosebay  \Rose"bay`\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  the  oleander.  [Obs.] 
  b  Any  shrub  of  the  genus  {Rhododendron}.  [U.S.] 
  c  An  herb  ({Epilobium  spicatum})  with  showy  purple 
  flowers,  common  in  Europe  and  North  America;  --  called 
  also  {great  willow  herb}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oleander  \O`le*an"der\,  n.  [F.  ol['e]andre  (cf.  It  oleandro, 
  LL  lorandrum),  prob.  corrupted,  under  the  influence  of 
  laurus  laurel,  fr  L.  rhododendron,  Gr  ?;  ?  rose  +  ?  tree.] 
  (Bot.) 
  A  beautiful  evergreen  shrub  of  the  Dogbane  family,  having 
  clusters  of  fragrant  red  or  white  flowers.  It  is  native  of 
  the  East  Indies,  but  the  red  variety  has  become  common  in  the 
  south  of  Europe.  Called  also  {rosebay},  {rose  laurel},  and 
  {South-sea  rose}. 
 
  Note:  Every  part  of  the  plant  is  dangerously  poisonous,  and 
  death  has  occured  from  using  its  wood  for  skewers  in 
  cooking  meat. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rosebay 
  n  :  late-spring-blooming  rhododendron  of  eastern  North  America 
  having  rosy  to  pink-purple  flowers  [syn:  {Rhododendron 
  maxima}] 




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