o·le·a (  l - )n. A plural of oleum. |
olea [ˈəʊlɪə]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a plural of oleum
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| Noun | 1. |  Olea - evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruitsdicot 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 olive tree - a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit European olive tree, Olea europaea, olive - evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits black maire, Olea cunninghamii - northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood Olea lanceolata, white maire - small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit |
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