Elaeagnus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλαίαγνος (elaíagnos) or ἐλέαγνος (eléagnos, “perhaps myrica or sweet gale”)
Proper noun
Elaeagnus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elaeagnaceae – silverberry, oleaster.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Elaeagnaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (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.
Further reading
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- Elaeagnus at USDA Plants database
- Elaeagnus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Elaeagnus at the Catalogue of Life
- Elaeagnus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Elaeagnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Elaeagnus at The Plant List
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