oleaster (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *oleaster*:
NOUN	plant	oleaster	any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

oleaster > pronunciation
Sounds	ow.liyae'ster
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *oleaster*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits.
Member of	Elaeagnus, genus Elaeagnus	oleaster
Narrower	Russian olive, silver berry, Elaeagnus augustifolia	deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales
	silverberry, silver berry, silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata	deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
	wild olive, Elaeagnus latifolia	Erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

HyperDic: oleaster