elaeagnus augustifolia

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

   SynonymsRussian olivesilver berry

   Broaderoleaster

Questions about elaeagnus augustifolia

What does elaeagnus augustifolia mean?

elaeagnus augustifolia means "deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny".

What is another word for elaeagnus augustifolia?

Close synonyms include Russian olive, silver berry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is elaeagnus augustifolia a common word?

elaeagnus augustifolia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.