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olivelike — adjective resembling an olive • Syn: ↑olive like • Similar to: ↑rounded … Useful english dictionary
Californialaurel — California laurel n. An aromatic evergreen tree (Umbellularia californica) native to California and southern Oregon and having clusters of small yellowish green flowers, olivelike yellowish green to purple fruits, and light brown wood valued for… … Universalium
feijoa — /fay yoh euh, hoh euh/, n. 1. a shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit. 2. the fruit of this shrub. Also called pineapple guava. [ < NL (1858), after João da Silva Feijó… … Universalium
oleaster — /oh lee as teuhr/, n. an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit. Also called Russian olive. [bef. 1000; ME < L: wild olive tree, deriv. of olea OLIVE] * * * ▪ tree … Universalium
wild olive — n. any of various trees resembling the olive or bearing olivelike fruits, as the Russian olive … English World dictionary
buckleya — noun parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits • Syn: ↑Buckleya distichophylla • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus… … Useful english dictionary
Buckleya distichophylla — noun parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits • Syn: ↑buckleya • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Buckleya … Useful english dictionary
California bay tree — noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood • Syn: ↑California laurel, ↑Oregon myrtle, ↑pepperwood, ↑spice tree, ↑sassafras laurel, ↑California olive, ↑mountain … Useful english dictionary
California laurel — noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood • Syn: ↑California bay tree, ↑Oregon myrtle, ↑pepperwood, ↑spice tree, ↑sassafras laurel, ↑California olive,… … Useful english dictionary
California olive — noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood • Syn: ↑California laurel, ↑California bay tree, ↑Oregon myrtle, ↑pepperwood, ↑spice tree, ↑sassafras laurel,… … Useful english dictionary
