Elaeagnus

See also: elaeagnus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλαίαγνος (elaíagnos) or ἐλέαγνος (eléagnos, “perhaps myrica or sweet gale”).

Proper noun

Elaeagnus f

1. 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, fabids – 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.

References

• 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Elaeagnus at The Plant List