oleaster; silverberry
Refers to plants of the genus Elaeagnus, often bearing small edible fruits. In everyday Japanese, グミ is the usual name.
I planted an oleaster tree in the garden.
The silverberry fruit is sweet and sour and delicious.
Standard katakana spelling for the plant; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still used.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
The Japanese name グミ is thought to derive from the plant's Chinese name, but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.