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Definition of Elaeagnus

1. Noun. Oleaster.

Medical Definition of Elaeagnus

1. A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A Boeotian marsh plant; olive + sacred, pure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaeagnus

Literary usage of Elaeagnus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"... and elaeagnus latifolia). 30. This reach is below the bridge. 32. This god does not otherwise occur in my record, but it is obvious that Rivers heard ..."

2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"176) and elaeagnus angustifolia, on the other hand, the hairs have a short stalk, ... The cork arises in the epidermis in elaeagnus angustifolia, ..."

3. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"A similar spreading shrub, to 8 feet, with no spines but with some brown scales on the lower sides of the crisped leaves is elaeagnus ..."

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