Olea

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Olea \O"le*a\, prop. n. [L. olive. See {Olive}.] (Bot.)
     A genus of trees including the olive.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The Chinese {Olea fragrans}, noted for its fragrance,
           and the American devilwood ({Olea Americana}) are now


           usually referred to another genus ({Osmanthus}).
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Olea
       n : evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
           [syn: {genus Olea}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  olea
       See {oleum}