Oleaster, signifying a plant like an olive, but less valuable (cf.
poetaster), may be applied to:
*Feral
olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...
trees that have been allowed to run wild
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Olea oleaster'', the wild olive
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Elaeagnus'', notably ''
Elaeagnus angustifolia'', the Russian olive, the dried fruits of which are eaten during
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