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ELAEAGNUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Elaeagnus; genus Elaeagnus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Elaeagnus" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Elaeagnus"):
oleaster (any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits)
Holonyms ("Elaeagnus" is a member of...):
Elaeagnaceae; family Elaeagnaceae; oleaster family (shrubs or small trees often armed)