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russian olive

Rus·sian ol·ive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhsh-uh n ol-iv]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ən ˈɒl ɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhsh-uh n ol-iv]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ən ˈɒl ɪv/

Definitions of russian olive words

  • noun russian olive oleaster. 1
  • noun russian olive a small, hardy tree (Elaeagnus angustifolia) of the oleaster family, with silvery leaves and fragrant yellow flowers, often grown for windbreaks or ornament 0
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Origin of russian olive

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Russian olive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Russian olive

russian olive popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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