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Webster 1913 Edition


Rosebay

Rose′bayˊ

,
Noun.
(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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rosebay

RO'SEBAY

,
Noun.
A plant, the Nerium oleander. The dwarf rosebay is the rhododendron.

Definition 2024


rosebay

rosebay

English

Noun

rosebay (plural rosebays)

  1. oleander
  2. rosebay willowherb

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