ˌelēˈagnəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek elaiagnos, a kind of willow, from elaia olive, olive tree + agnos chaste tree — more at olive , agnus castus
: a genus (the type of the family Elaeagnaceae) of chiefly Asiatic shrubs or trees having alternate leaves and perfect flowers with four stamens — see goumi , russian olive , silverberry