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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun oleaster has 1 senses

   oleaster(n = noun.plant) Array - any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits; Array
is a kind of
bush, shrub
is a member of elaeagnus, genus elaeagnus
has particulars: elaeagnus latifolia, wild olive, elaeagnus commutata, silver-bush, silver berry, silverberry, silverbush, elaeagnus augustifolia, russian olive, silver berry


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

oleaster, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See Olive, Oil.].

   The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris). [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

oleaster, n. any of various trees of the genus Elaeagnus, often thorny and with evergreen leathery foliage, esp. E. angustifolia bearing olive-shaped yellowish fruits. Also called Russian olive.

Etymology:
ME f. L f. olea olive-tree: see -ASTER


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oleaster family