Elaeagnus
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See also: elaeagnus
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐλαίαγνος (elaíagnos) or ἐλέαγνος (eléagnos, “perhaps myrica or sweet gale”).
Proper noun[edit]
Elaeagnus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elaeagnaceae – silverberry, oleaster.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Elaeagnaceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (species): Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) - type species; Elaeagnus commutata (silverberry), Elaeagnus multiflora (cherry silverberry), Elaeagnus orientalis, Elaeagnus pungens (thorny olive) - selected species
- See Elaeagnus at The Plant List for the large number of other accepted species names and the numerous synonyms.
References[edit]
Elaeagnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elaeagnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Elaeagnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Elaeagnus at USDA Plants database
- Elaeagnus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Elaeagnus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Elaeagnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Elaeagnus at The Plant List
