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oleaster

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -æstə(ɹ)
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,

especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,

especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,

especially, the type species Elaeagnus angustifolia.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Cultivated olive trees that have re-naturalized, sometimes treated as a species Olea oleaster, the wild olive.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: shrub, bush

Narrower terms: wild olive, Elaeagnus latifolia, silverberry, silver berry, silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata, Russian olive, Elaeagnus augustifolia

History

Etymology

From Middle English oliaster, olyaster, from Latin oleaster.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَيْزَفُون (zayzafūn) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Arabic: خِلَاف (ḵilāf) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Aramaic: no classical term is known — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Armenian: փշատ (pʻšat) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Armenian: փշատենի (pʻšateni) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Armenian: փշատի (pʻšati) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Azerbaijani: iydə — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Bulgarian: миризлива върба (mirizliva vǎrba) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Catalan: cínamom — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙棗 /沙枣 (shāzǎo) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Finnish: idänhopeapensas — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Finnish: hopeapensas — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Finnish: hopeapensaskasvi — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • French: chalef — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Georgian: ფშატი (pšaṭi) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • German: Ölweide — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Greek: μοσχοϊτιά (moschoïtiá) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Greek: ελαίαγνος (elaíagnos) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Greek: τζιτζιφιά (tzitzifiá) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Hebrew: עֵץ שֶׁמֶן (ʿēr šä́män) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Italian: eleagno — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Japanese: グミ (gumi) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Kalmyk: җигд (jigd) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Kazakh: жиде (jide) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Northern Kurdish: gûsinc — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Northern Kurdish: sinc — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Nogai: ийдершик (iyderşik) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Pashto: سنځله (sandzə́la) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Persian: سنجد (senjed) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Polish: oliwnik — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Portuguese: oleastro — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Portuguese: olivastro — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Russian: лох (lox) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Russian: лохови́на (loxovína) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Russian: лохо́вник (loxóvnik) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Russian: пшат (pšat) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Russian: джида (džida) — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Turkish: iğde — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
  • Turkmen: igde — plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia