Elaeocarpus

Translingual
Eleaocarpus in Nilambur, India

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin elaeocarpus, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), from a supposed resemblance of their fruit to olives.

Proper noun

Elaeocarpus

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Elaeocarpaceae – evergreen tropical trees and shrubs.

Hypernyms
  • Elaeocarpaceae

References
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