Category:Oleaster

O`le*as"ter, n. Etym: [l., fr. olea olive tree. See olive, oil.] (bot.) (a) the wild olive tree (olea europea, var. sylvestris). (b) any species of the genus elæagus. See eleagnus. The small silvery Berries of the common species (elæagnus hortensis) are called Trebizond dates, and are made into cakes by the arabs.