Elaeocarpus

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Translingual

Elaeocarpus serratus

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 m

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

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