Phillyrea

Phil`lyr´e`a

n.

1.

(Bot.) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and breading a fruit resembling that of the olive.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Phillyrea - small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region genus Phillyrea dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, olive family - trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac mock privet - evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits