noun
oleaster
• Syn: ↑genus Elaeagnus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Elaeagnaceae, ↑family Elaeagnaceae, ↑oleaster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑oleaster
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\\ˌelēˈagnəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek elaiagnos, a kind of willow, from elaia olive, olive tree + agnos chaste tree — more at olive, agnus castus
: a genus (the type of the family Elaeagnaceae) of chiefly Asiatic shrubs or trees having alternate leaves and perfect flowers with four stamens — see goumi, russian olive, silverberry
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Elaeagnus /el-i-agˈnəs/
noun
The oleaster genus, giving name to the family Elaeagnāˈceae
ORIGIN: Gr elaiagnos goat willow
Useful english dictionary. 2012.