oleaster
English
Several oleaster fruits of the species Elaeagnus angustifolia growing along a branch.
Etymology
From Middle English oliaster, olyaster, from Latin oleaster.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Noun
oleaster (plural oleasters)
- A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,
- especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,
- especially, the type species Elaeagnus angustifolia.
- especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,
- Cultivated olive trees that have re-naturalized, sometimes treated as a species Olea oleaster, the wild olive.
Synonyms
- (Elaeagnus angustifolia): silverberry, Russian olive
Translations
plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the species Elaeagnus angustifolia
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See also
- oil-tree
References
oleaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elaeagnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Elaeagnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /o.leˈas.ter/, [ɔɫ̪eˈäs̠t̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.leˈas.ter/, [oleˈäst̪er]
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oleaster | oleastrī |
| Genitive | oleastrī | oleastrōrum |
| Dative | oleastrō | oleastrīs |
| Accusative | oleastrum | oleastrōs |
| Ablative | oleastrō | oleastrīs |
| Vocative | oleaster | oleastrī |
Descendants
References
- “oleaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oleaster”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oleaster in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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