silverberry

[sil-ver-ber-ee]

noun, plural sil·ver·ber·ries.

a shrub, Elaeagnus commutata (or E. argentea), of north-central North America, having silvery leaves and flowers and silvery, drupelike edible fruit.

Origin of silverberry

First recorded in 1855–60; silver + berry

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