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}).
Osmanthus n : widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan [syn: {genus Osmanthus}]