Oleaster

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
     {Olive}, {Oil}.] (Bot.)
     (a) The wild olive tree ({Olea Europea}, var. sylvestris).
     (b) Any species of the genus {Elaeagus}. See {Eleagnus}. The
         small silvery berries of the common species ({Elaeagnus
         hortensis}) are called {Trebizond dates}, and are made


         into cakes by the Arabs.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oleaster
       n : any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having
           silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by
           olivelike fruits