silverbush

Definitions of silverbush
  1. noun
    silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
    synonyms: Anthyllis barba-jovis, Jupiter's beard, silver-bush
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
    synonyms: Elaeagnus commutata, silver berry, silver-bush, silverberry
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    type 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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