| NOUN | plant | silver berry, Russian olive, Elaeagnus augustifolia | deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales |
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| plant | silver berry, silverberry, silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata | deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits |
| Meaning | deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny. | |
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| Synonyms | Russian olive, Elaeagnus augustifolia | |
| Broader | oleaster | Any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits |
| Meaning | deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits. | |
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| Synonyms | silverberry, silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata | |
| Broader | oleaster | Any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits |
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