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Webster 1913 Edition
Olea
‖
O′le-a
,p
rop.
Noun.
[L. olive. See
Olive
.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the olive.
☞ The Chinese
Olea fragrans
, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (Olea Americana
) are now usually referred to another genus (Osmanthus
).