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Webster 1913 Edition

Elaeagnus

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Eˊlæ-ag′nus

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a Bœotian marsh plant; [GREEK] olive + [GREEK] sacred, pure.]

(Bot.)

A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster.