Meaning Of The Word Oleaster

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oleaster in American English
any of several plants (genus Elaeagnus) of the oleaster family, often grown for ornament; esp. the Russian olive
designating a family (Elaeagnaceae, order Proteales) of dicotyledonous plants, including buffalo berry
noun: an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit

oleaster in British English
noun: any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus, esp E. angustifolia, of S Europe, Asia, and North America, having silver-white twigs, yellow flowers, and an olive-like fruit: family Elaeagnaceae

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