Definition of Genus elaeagnus

1. Noun. Oleaster.

Exact synonyms: Elaeagnus
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Elaeagnaceae, Family Elaeagnaceae, Oleaster Family
Member holonyms: Oleaster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Elaeagnus

genus Echinacea
genus Echinocactus
genus Echinocereus
genus Echinochloa
genus Echinococcus
genus Echinops
genus Echium
genus Ectopistes
genus Edaphosaurus
genus Edmontosaurus
genus Egeria
genus Egretta
genus Eichhornia
genus Eimeria
genus Eira
genus Elaeagnus
genus Elaeis
genus Elaeocarpus
genus Elagatis
genus Elanoides
genus Elanus
genus Elaphe
genus Elaphurus
genus Electrophorus
genus Eleocharis
genus Elephantopus
genus Elephas
genus Elettaria
genus Eleusine
genus Eleutherodactylus

Literary usage of Genus elaeagnus

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

1. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"... acid stems of various species of Begonia are eaten as a flavoring with meat and fish. Family ELAEAGNACEAE Genus ELAEAGNUS ELAEAGNUS PHILIPPENSIS Perr. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"Another species of the same genus, Elaeagnus macrophylla, with fine lustrous foliage, silvery-white underneath, is the most ornamental of all the species. ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"Another species of the same genus, Elaeagnus macrophylla, with fine lustrous foliage, silvery-white underneath, is the most ornamental of all the species. ..."

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