Definitions for elaeagnaceae

ADVERTISEMENT

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family(noun)

    shrubs or small trees often armed

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Elaeagnaceae

    A plant family of the order Rhamnales, subclass Rosidae class Magnoliopsida. The plants have a characteristic silvery or rusty-colored sheen, caused by tiny distinctive scales. Flowers have a tubular structure of four sepals. Root nodules host the Frankia (ACTINOMYCETES) nitrogen-fixing symbionts.


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"elaeagnaceae." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/elaeagnaceae>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for elaeagnaceae: