Elaeagnus
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
