Reabsorbtion. Occuring more commonly within the nephron system than filtration, this is a form of active transport which takes the the useful substances for the body from the tubules and places them back into the blood filled capillaries.
Oleanders are shrubs, but they are _big_ shrubs. Most of the varieties in cultivation top out at 8 to 12 feet tall and about the same width. The wild form, and some of the older cultivars used for windbreaks top out at 20 x 20 feet.
GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Oleander(n.) A beautiful evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red, white, or pink flowers. It is a 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. Origin: [F. olandre (cf.