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, 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 Category: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