Definitions for elaeagnaceae
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Princeton's WordNet
Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family(noun)
shrubs or small trees often armed
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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.
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