"Elaeagnaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D031263
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.336
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| Concept/Terms |
Shepherdia- Shepherdia
- Shepherdias
- Buffaloberry
- Buffaloberries
Elaeagnus- Elaeagnus
- Olive, Russian
- Olives, Russian
- Russian Olive
- Russian Olives
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