HyperDic: oleaster

English > 1 sense of the word oleaster:
NOUNplantoleasterany of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
oleaster > pronunciation
Soundsow.liyae'ster
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > oleaster: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits.
Member ofElaeagnus, genus Elaeagnusoleaster
NarrowerRussian olive, silver berry, Elaeagnus augustifoliadeciduous 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 commutatadeciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
wild olive, Elaeagnus latifoliaErect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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