Etymology

oleaster

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Today it means: A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, Full definition →

Middle English oliaster ← Latin oleaster
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  1. Latin · derived fromoleaster
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoliaster
  3. English todayoleaster

From Middle English oliaster, olyaster, from Latin oleaster.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.