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Answer for the clue "European flowering tree ", 8 letters:
oleaster

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See Olive , Oil .] (Bot.) The wild olive tree ( Olea Europea , var. sylvestris). Any species of the genus El[ae]agus . See Eleagnus . The small silvery berries of the common species ( El[ae]agnus hortensis ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, 2 # especially, a plant in the genus ''Elaeagnus'', 3 ## especially, a plant in the species (taxlink Elaeagnus angustifolia species noshow=1). 4 Cultivated olive trees that have re-naturalized, sometimes treated ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Oleaster , signifying a plant like an olive, but less valuable (cf. poetaster ), may be applied to: Feral olive trees that have been allowed to run wild Olea oleaster , the wild olive Various species of Elaeagnus , notably Elaeagnus angustifolia , the Russian ...