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    SILVER BERRY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruitsplay

    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 spinyplay

    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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