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) are called Trebizond dates, and are made into cakes by the Arabs.
Usage examples of "olea europea".
For example, the olive Olea europea was domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean.
There are about 40 other species of olives in tropical and southern Africa, southern Asia, and eastern Australia, some of them closely related to Olea europea, but none of them was ever domesticated.
Africa, southern Asia, and eastern Australia, some of them closely related to Olea europea, but none of them was ever domesticated.