Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
   {Olive}, {Oil}.] (Bot.)
   (a) The wild olive tree ({Olea Europea}, var. sylvestris).
   (b) Any species of the genus {El[ae]agus}. See {Eleagnus}.
       The small silvery berries of the common species
       ({El[ae]agnus hortensis}) are called {Trebizond dates},
       and are made into cakes by the Arabs.