SILVER BERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silver berry mean? 

• SILVER BERRY (noun)
  The noun SILVER BERRY has 2 senses:

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

2. deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits

  Familiarity information: SILVER BERRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILVER BERRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Elaeagnus augustifolia; Russian olive; silver berry

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 unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

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)