oleaster
(noun) any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oleaster (plural oleasters)
A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,
especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,
especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia.
Cultivated olive trees that have re-naturalized, sometimes treated as a species Olea oleaster, the wild olive.
• (Elaeagnus angustifolia): silverberry, Russian olive
• areolets
Source: Wiktionary
O`le*as"ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. olea olive tree. See Olive, Oil.] (Bot.) (a) The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris). (b) Any species of the genus Elæagus. See Eleagnus. The small silvery berries of the common species (Elæagnus hortensis) are called Trebizond dates, and are made into cakes by the Arabs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
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