HyperDic: desert_olive

English > 1 sense of the expression desert olive:
NOUNplantdesert olive, tanglebush, Forestiera neomexicanaspiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits
English > desert olive: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSpiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits.
Synonymstanglebush, Forestiera neomexicana
BroaderforestieraAny plant of the genus Forestiera

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