单词 | oleaster |
释义 | oleaster[ oh-lee-as-ter ] / ˌoʊ liˈæs tər / nounan ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit. Also called Russian olive. Origin of oleasterbefore 1000; Middle English <Latin: wild olive tree, derivative of oleaolive Words nearby oleasteroleaceous, oleaginous, Olean, oleander, olearia, oleaster, oleate, olecranon, OLED, olefiant gas, olefin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oleasteroleaster / (ˌəʊlɪˈæstə) / nounany 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 Also called: wild olive a wild specimen of the cultivated olive Word Origin for oleasterLatin: from olea; see olive, oil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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