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Definition of Russian olive
1. Noun. Deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny.
Definition of Russian olive
1. Noun. an oleaster ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Russian Olive
Literary usage of Russian olive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"In addition to the cottonwood communities, Hink and Ohmart (1984) recognized a
russian olive community type dominated by young to intermediate-aged Russian ..."
2. Forestry in Minnesota by Samuel Bowdlear Green, Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota (1902)
"russian olive. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, two to three inches long, ...
The russian olive is a very hardy small ornamental tree of very pretty habit, ..."
3. Forestry in Minnesota by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1902)
"russian olive. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, two to three inches long, white- scurfy
on lower side, stellate pubescent on the upper. ..."
4. Pamphlets on Forestry in Minnesota (1898)
"russian olive. 1. Flowering branch, natural size. 2. Perfect flower, enlarged.
3. Perfect flower with a part of corolla and stamens removed. enlarged. 4. ..."
5. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1900)
"The flowers of the russian olive are very fragrant in early spring, but the "olives"
are rather insipid. The Buffalo- Berry produces an abundant supply of ..."
6. Fruit-growing in Arid Regions: An Account of Approved Fruit-growing by Wendell Paddock, Orville Blaine Whipple (1910)
"The outer two rows may consist of russian olive, the third and fourth rows of
black locust, the fifth and sixth of box-elder or ash, the seventh and eighth ..."
7. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1896)
"The russian olive (?) is also a vigorous grower. Prof. EA Popenoe: The so-called
russian olive is not an olive. It belongs to the buffalo-berry family. ..."
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