Definition of Oleandra

1. Noun. Or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns.

Exact synonyms: Genus Oleandra
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Oleandraceae, Oleandraceae
Member holonyms: Oleander Fern, Oleandra Mollis, Oleandra Neriiformis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleandra

Old World scops owl
Old World vulture
Old World warbler
Old World yew
Old world white pelican
Oldenberg
Oldfield
Oldham
Oldsmobile
Olduvai Gorge
Olea cunninghamii
Olea europaea
Olea lanceolata
Oleaceae
Oleales
Oleandra (current term)
Oleandra mollis
Oleandra neriiformis
Oleandraceae
Olearia
Olearia argophylla
Olearia haastii
Olene
Olfersia
Olfersia cervina
Olga
Olga Korbut
Oligocene
Oligocene epoch
Oligoplites

Literary usage of Oleandra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1862)
"35. t. 18. Aspidium articulatum, Siv. Syn. pp. 42 and 236. Oleandra ... Oleandra mollis, Pr. O. pilosa, Hook, in Gen. Fil. t. 45 b. ..."

2. Transactions of the Botanical Society by Botanical Society of Edinburgh (1850)
"Notice of two new species of Ferns belonging to the genera Oleandra and ... THE genus Oleandra of Cavanilles, adopted by Presl and now generally received ..."

3. Pathogenetic Outlines of Homœpathic Drugs by Carl Heinigke (1880)
"Oleandra. (Laurel Rose.) Preparation.—Essence of the fresh leaves and percussion potencies Duration of Action.—According to the size and repetition of the ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"Oleandra colubrina (Blanco) Copel. This species extends as far as Java, from which island ... There has been much confusion among older species of Oleandra, ..."

5. Ferns: British and Exotic by Edward Joseph Lowe, Alexander Francis Lydon, Benjamin Fawcett (1867)
"Oleandra. CAVANILLES. AN extremely interesting small family, none of the species of which are found in any except the best collections. ..."

6. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1866)
"The claims of Oleandra to generic distinction repose on its habit, the disposition of its sori, and its articulated stipes. But, so far as regards the two ..."

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