Definition of Thevetia neriifolia

1. Noun. Tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous.

Exact synonyms: Thevetia Peruviana, Yellow Oleander
Group relationships: Genus Thevetia, Thevetia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thevetia Neriifolia

Thesprotians
Thess.
Thessalia
Thessalian
Thessalians
Thessalonian
Thessalonians
Thessalonica
Thessalonican
Thessalonicans
Thessaloniki
Thessaly
Thetidian
Thetis
Thevetia
Thevetia neriifolia (current term)
Thevetia peruviana
Thezac-Porsmeur method
Theætetus
Thiara
Thibet
Thibetan
Thibetans
Thibetian
Thibetians
Thielavia
Thielavia basicola
Thiemann's disease
Thiemann's syndrome
Thier

Literary usage of Thevetia neriifolia

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

1. A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences by Richard Dennis Hoblyn (1856)
"Thevetia neriifolia. A West Indian species, the seeds of which are violently aero-narcotic, and its bark eminently febrifuge, two grains being said to be ..."

2. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (1884)
"*Thevetia neriifolia (Juss.) = Cerbera Thevetia (L.). Naturalized near the town. Exceedingly poisonous (cf. Kingsley's 'At Last' for a description). ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Thevetia neriifolia, of tropical America, is an oleander-like, poisonous plant, with yellow, fragrant flowers, and curious fruit, ..."

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