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ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elaeagnus augustifolia mean? 

ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA (noun)
  The noun ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ELAEAGNUS AUGUSTIFOLIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Elaeagnus augustifolia; Russian olive; silver berry

Hypernyms ("Elaeagnus augustifolia" is a kind of...):

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


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