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SILVER BERRY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits

Synonyms:

Elaeagnus commutata; silver-bush; silver berry; silverberry; silverbush

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("silver berry" is a kind of...):

oleaster (any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny

Synonyms:

Elaeagnus augustifolia; Russian olive; silver berry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("silver berry" is a kind of...):

oleaster (any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits)

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