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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesolea
Pronunciation / Transliteration: olea
"El género Olea incluye al olivo común."
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A genus of about 40 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in the family Oleaceae, native to warm temperate and tropical regions, most notably including the cultivated olive.
"The grove was densely populated with various species of Olea." - 2
In botanical taxonomy, the type genus of the olive family.
"Olea europaea is the economically most important species within the family Oleaceae."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'olea', meaning olive tree or olive, which was borrowed from the Ancient Greek 'ἐλαία' (elaía). The term entered botanical nomenclature in the modern scientific era to designate the genus of olive trees.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Olea" is said worldwide
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oléa
Transliteration: olea
"L'oléa est un genre d'arbres à persistance persistante."
Ölbaum
Transliteration: oelbaum
"Die Gattung Olea umfasst den echten Olivenbaum."
olea
Transliteration: olea
"Il genere Olea comprende l'albero di ulivo."
olea
Transliteration: olea
"El género Olea incluye al olivo común."
olea
Transliteration: olea
"O gênero Olea pertence à família das oleáceas."
जैतून कुल
Transliteration: jaitun kul
"ओलिया (Olea) जैतून के पेड़ों की एक प्रजाति है।"
木犀榄属
Transliteration: mù xī lǎn shǔ
"木犀榄属植物包括常见的油橄榄。"
올리브속
Transliteration: ollibeusok
"올리브속은 물푸레나무과에 속하는 식물이다."
モクセイカン属
Transliteration: mokuseikan zoku
Script: モクセイ科
"オリーブ属はモクセイ科の植物の属の一つである。"
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