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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLEASTER

Latin: from olea.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OLEASTER

oleaster  [ˌəʊlɪˈæstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLEASTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oleaster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLEASTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oleaster

Oleaster, signifying a plant like an olive, but less valuable, may be applied to: ▪ Feral olive trees that have been allowed to run wild ▪ Olea oleaster, the wild olive ▪ Various species of Elaeagnus, notably Elaeagnus angustifolia, the Russian olive.

Definition of oleaster in the English dictionary

The definition of oleaster in the dictionary is any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus, esp E. angustifolia, of S Europe, Asia, and North America, having silver-white twigs, yellow flowers, and an olive-like fruit: family Elaeagnaceae. Other definition of oleaster is Also called: wild olive. a wild specimen of the cultivated olive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLEASTER


Antofagasta
ˌæntəfəˈɡæstə
aster
ˈæstə
Astor
ˈæstə
basta
ˈbæstə
cadaster
kəˈdæstə
cadastre
kəˈdæstə
canasta
kəˈnæstə
catasta
kəˈtæstə
cotoneaster
kəˌtəʊnɪˈæstə
cremaster
krɪˈmæstə
diaster
daɪˈæstə
Jocasta
dʒəʊˈkæstə
pasta
ˈpæstə
piaster
pɪˈæstə
piastre
pɪˈæstə
pilaster
pɪˈlæstə
pinaster
paɪˈnæstə
Rasta
ˈræstə
raster
ˈræstə
Zoroaster
ˌzɒrəʊˈæstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLEASTER

olea
oleaceous
oleaginous
oleaginously
oleaginousness
oleander
oleandomycin
olearia
oleate
olecranal
olecranon
OLED
olefiant
olefin
olefine
olefinic
oleic
oleic acid
oleiferous
olein

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLEASTER

blaster
broadcaster
caster
coaster
disaster
Doncaster
Easter
faster
forecaster
Lancaster
laster
manchester
master
natural disaster
plaster
roller coaster
roller-coaster
spymaster
the master
toaster
webmaster

Synonyms and antonyms of oleaster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oleaster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLEASTER

Find out the translation of oleaster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oleaster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oleaster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沙枣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acebuche
570 millions of speakers

English

oleaster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oleaster
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيزفون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лох
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oleaster
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্য জলপাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oleaster
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oleaster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oleaster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oleaster
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oleaster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây cảm lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oleaster
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलेस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oleaster
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oleastro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oleaster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лох
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oleaster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγριελιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soort boom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Oleaster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oleaster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oleaster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLEASTER»

The term «oleaster» is normally little used and occupies the 119.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLEASTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oleaster» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oleaster» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oleaster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLEASTER»

Discover the use of oleaster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oleaster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Olea Oleaster
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: ...
5.5 Oleaster distribution based on mitochondrial DNA variation and RAPD marker (Bronzini de Caraffa et al. 2002a, b; Besnard and Berville 2000), chloroplast and SSR variation (Breton et al. 2006), and isozyme analysis ( Lumaret et al. 2004).
Chittaranjan Kole, 2011
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Trees of Vancouver: A Guide to the Common and Unusual Trees ...
Elaeagnaceae. -. Oleaster. Family. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Oleaster or Russian Olive This somewhat willow-like, small tree is the most arborescent member of a genus of mostly large shrubs, often cultivated in our gardens for their silvery ...
Gerald B. Straley, 2011
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Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The Origin and ...
Wild ancestry The domesticated olive, O. europaea L., shows close affinities to a group of wild and feral olives distributed over the Mediterranean basin and traditionally referred to as 'oleaster' olives (Plate 13). These wild forms are fully ...
Daniel Zohary, Maria Hopf, Ehud Weiss, 2012
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Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological ...
Comparison of Oleaster and Olive Genetic diversity with respect to RAPDs and SSRs was found to be higher in oleasters than in the cultivars (Table 11.3). However, the cultivars possessed all three oleaster mitotypes, plus a unique mitotype: ...
Melinda A. Zeder, 2006
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Classification, Origin, Diffusion and History of the Olive
The wild olive, O.europaea L. subsp. oleaster Hoffm. et Link (= O.europaea L. subsp. sylvestris Brot., O.europaea L. subsp. sylvestris Miller, O. sylvestris Miller, O.europaea L. v-ix. oleaster DC.), to which the spontaneous forms correspond ...
H. D. Tindall, 2002
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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible
"There is a sacralization of the olive and the oleaster in the area." The plant is said to bring some people back from the shadows of death. Oleaster was called " umm-zayt" by an illiterate villager, who responded no when asked if that was the  ...
James A. Duke, 2007
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Defender of the Most Holy Matriarchs: Martin Luther's ...
Both Oleaster and Ferus draw attention to the lifting of her eyes just before she extended that fateful invitation. “Once she lifted her eyes,” Oleaster observes, “an enticement to sin has been endured.”63 Similarly, Ferus cites Psalm 17:11 to the  ...
Mickey Leland Mattox, 2003
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Plants and People: Choices and Diversity through Time
Although this situation cannot be found in the Talandaoued area, oleaster forests that have been cleared from other vegetation can be found in other areas in the Rif such as in Zomi, as described by Fay (1972). Domestic animals in Zomi ...
Alexandre Chevalier, Elena Marinova, Leonor Pena-Chocarro, 2014
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Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina: Sive, ...
... iine obtulit holocaustum bomino in odorem suavitatis. oleaster. proprie silvestris oliva. liieitur etiam gentilis. nam cum esset nec alienus. dicebatur oleosterg unde Apostolus s fu autem cum oleaster esses oleum. proprie. bicitur etiam fama vel ...
Jacques-Paul Migne, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLEASTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oleaster is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kingsley Burrell family hail police custody deaths review
The 29-year-old was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and assessed at the Oleaster Health Unit, part of Edgbaston's Queen Elizabeth ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
2
'Street triage' cuts detentions under Mental Health Act
... the Post around the Birmingham 'place of safety' which opened in 2010 at Edgbaston's Oleaster Centre near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. «Birmingham Post, Jun 15»
3
Police brutality UK-style: The tragic case of Kingsley Burrell
Kingsley was then driven to the Oleaster mental health unit of the local hospital and later transferred to another mental health facility, the Mary ... «RT, Jun 15»
4
Buskers and protesters facing noise ban in Birmingham city centre
He suffered a cardiac arrest after being restrained for a prolonged period of time with a towel over his head at the Oleaster Health Unit in ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»
5
The Maltese olive: more unique than we thought
The Maltese wild oleaster, with smaller shrubs and having shorter leaves than cultivated olive trees and a small, bitter-tasting fruit with low oil content, is found ... «MaltaToday, Jun 15»
6
Kingsley Burrell was poised to become a celebrity bodyguard, his …
Mr Burrell was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and assessed at the Oleaster Health Unit, part of Edgbaston's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. «Birmingham Mail, May 15»
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Man restrained under Mental Health Act with a towel over his head …
Kingsley, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest after being restrained with a towel over his head at Oleaster Health Unit in Birmingham after being ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
8
Kingsley Burrell inquest: Jury retires to consider verdict
His restraints were finally removed when he entered the seclusion room at the Oleaster unit, where he went into cardiac arrest. Staff attempted ... «The Voice Online, May 15»
9
Kingsley Burrell coroner sceptical of PC's memory
PC Paul Adey was one of four Taser-armed officers who had taken 29-year-old Kingsley handcuffed and in leg restraints to the Oleaster unit ... «The Voice Online, May 15»
10
'Restraint a key factor' in Kingsley Burrell's death
At the time of Kingsley's death in March 2011 he was called to assess him at the Oleaster unit not long after he had been installed in the ... «The Voice Online, May 15»

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