Russian olive

n. A small tree (Elaeagnus angustifolia) native to Eurasia and widely naturalized in central and western North America, having narrow silvery leaves, fragrant greenish flowers, and olivelike fruit.

o•le•as•ter

(ˌoʊ liˈæs tər)

n. a small thorny tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, with gray-green leaves, fragrant yellow flowers, and oval berries. Also called Russian olive. [before 1000; Middle English < Latin: wild olive tree]

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Russian olive - deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spinyElaeagnus augustifolia, silver berryoleaster - any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

Russian olive

Russian olive

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russian olive

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Synonyms for Russian olive

noun deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales

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