[oh-lee-as-ter] 
| an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit. |
| o·le·as·ter (ō'lē-ās'tər) n. In both senses also called Russian olive, silverberry.
[Middle English, from Latin, from olea, olive tree; see oleaginous.] |
| Russian olive n. See oleaster. |
