noun
- a shrub or small tree of the genus Elaeagnus, having silvery leaves and small fragrant flowers, native to Asia and North America
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The silverberry bush grew wild along the riverbank.
- Gardeners prize silverberry for its drought tolerance and silvery foliage.
- The small yellow flowers of the silverberry bloom in late spring.
- Birds often nest in the dense branches of silverberry shrubs.
- The silverberry’s leaves have a distinctive metallic sheen.
- Native Americans traditionally used silverberry fruit for food and medicine.