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Oleaster definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OLEAS'TER, n. [L. from olea, the olive tree.]
A plant of the genus Elaeagnus; the wild olive.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from olea Date: 14th century any of several plants (genus Elaeagnus of the family Elaeagnaceae, the oleaster family) having alternate leaves and small often fragrant flowers with four stamens; especially Russian olive

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any of various trees of the genus Elaeagnus, often thorny and with evergreen leathery foliage, esp. E. angustifolia bearing olive-shaped yellowish fruits. Also called Russian olive. Etymology: ME f. L f. olea olive-tree: see -ASTER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 El[ae]agus. See Eleagnus. The small silvery berries of the common species (El[ae]agnus hortensis) are called Trebizond dates, and are made into cakes by the Arabs.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

o-le-as'-ter (Isa 41:19 the Revised Version margin).

See OIL TREE.