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      Noun

      oleaster (plural oleasters)

      1. A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,
        1. especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,
          1. especially, a plant in the species Elaeagnus angustifolia.
      2. Cultivated olive trees that have re-naturalized, sometimes treated as a species Olea oleaster, the wild olive.

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      • oil-tree
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      Etymology

      From olea.

      Noun

      oleaster

      1. wild olive tree

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