• oleaster [bot.] = schmalblättrige Ölweide

• Russian olive [bot.] = schmalblättrige Ölweide wiss.: Elaeagnus angustifolia

 

NOTE: This proposal suggests the following CHANGES to the current LEO-entries:

• oleaster [bot.] = Schmalblättrige Ölweide wiss.: Elaeagnus angustifolia

• Russian olive [bot.] = Schmalblättrige Ölweide wiss.: Elaeagnus angustifolia

 

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Oxford Dictionaries:

NOUN

A Eurasian shrub or small tree cultivated as an ornamental.

→ Russian olive

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, from olea olive tree.

EDIT: Since compiling notes for this proposal, Oxford Dictionaries has changed its on-screen format & deleted half its former definition, the half that included the scientific name, thereby reducing its usefulness & reputation by half as well.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

noun  ole·as·ter \ˈō-lē-ˌas-tər, ˌō-lē-ˈ\

Definition of oleaster

: any of several plants (genus Elaeagnus of the family Elaeagnaceae, the oleaster family) having alternate leaves and small often fragrant flowers with four stamens; especially : Russian olive

Origin and Etymology of oleaster

Middle English, from Latin, from olea

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Oxford Dictionaries:

NOUN

North American term for oleaster

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

noun

Definition of Russian olive

: a Eurasian large shrub or small tree (Elaeagnus angustifolia) of the oleaster family that has silvery foliage and is widely cultivated especially as an ornamental or as a shelterbelt plant

First Known Use of Russian olive

1913

 

Plants Database (US Department of Agriculture):

Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

 

Missouri Botanical Garden:

Elaeagnus angustifolia, commonly called Russian olive or oleaster is native to Europe and Asia.

 

Flora of Wisconsin:

Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Family: Elaeagnaceae

oleaster, Russian olive

 

ResearchGate (Berlin):

In Turkish folk medicine, remedies from these plant materials are prepared and administered for the treatment of gastric disorders (i.e. ulcer and gastric pain) as follows: fruits of Elaeagnus angustifolia (oleaster) is mixed with olive oil after peeling the skin (pericarp) and ingested; […].

 

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FloraWeb (Bundesamt für Naturschutz):

Wissenschaftlicher Name: Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Deutscher Name: Schmalblättrige Ölweide

Familienzugehörigkeit: Elaeagnaceae, Ölweidengewächse

Status: eingebürgerter Neophyt

 

Flora von Deutschland (Thomas Meyer):

(Elaeagnus angustifolia)

 

Botanischer Informationsknoten Bayern (Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt):

Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

 

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien:

Elaeagnaceae / Elaeagnus angustifolia

[…]

 

Burgenlandflora (Eisenstadt, Österreich):

 

Botanische Spaziergänge (Österreich):

Elaeagnus angustifolia / Schmalblatt- Ölweide

Distribution / Verbreitung: in Germany

in the United States

 

Other English names (not proposed):

 

Andere deutsche Namen (nicht vorgeschlagen):

der Paradiesbaum

 

Taxonomic citation:

• Elaeagnus angustifolia Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 121. 1753.

 

Other scientific synonyms (not proposed):

• Elaeagnus angustifolia subsp. orientalis (L.) Soják (1982)

• Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis (L.) Kuntze (1887)

• Elaeagnus argentea Moench (1794)

• Elaeagnus hortensis M. Bieb. (1808)

• Elaeagnus hortensis subsp. moorcroftii (Wall. ex Schltdl.) Servett. (1908)

• Elaeagnus hortensis var. orientalis (L.) Loudon (1838)

• Elaeagnus moorcroftii Wall. ex Schltdl. (1857)

• Elaeagnus orientalis L. (1767)

 

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