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4 words match “ROSEBAY”

ROSEBAY n. 3 definitions
the oleander. [Obs.]
LAUREL n.
ca. -- Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under Cherry. -- Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum). -- Ground laurel, trailing arbutus. -- New Zealand laurel, Laurelia Novæ Zelandiæ. -- Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica. -- Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander. -- Sheep laurel, a pois…
OLEANDER n.
he East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.
RHODODENDRON n.
, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.