Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Osmanthus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Olea \O"le*a\, n. [L. olive. See {Olive}.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the olive.
Note: The Chinese {Olea fragrans}, noted for its fragrance,
and the American devilwood ({Olea Americana}) are now
usually referred to another genus ({Osmanthus}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Osmanthus
n : widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of
southern United States and Middle East and China and
Japan [syn: {Osmanthus}, {genus Osmanthus}]
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