olea

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

o·le·a

(ō′lē-ə)

A plural of oleum.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

olea

(ˈəʊlɪə)

(Elements & Compounds) a plural of oleum

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

Olea - evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits

genus Olea

dicot 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

References in periodicals archive ?

In this context, the aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of tree irrigation frequencies on the vegetative growth and yields of two introduced olive cultivars (Olea europaea L.

EFFECT OF IRRIGATION FREQUENCY ON THE YIELD AND VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF TWO OLIVE CULTIVARS (CVS. KORONEIKI AND PICHOLINE) IN ARID LANDS

Ronalyn Olea, the managing editor of Bulatlat, said the cyber-attacks started on Jan.19 until Jan.

Sweden-based group fends off cyber-attack vs Bulatlat

Among several announcements at GITEX 2018 was that du has signed a deal with Olea Medical to provide medical consultations remotely.

du doubles down on smart health

Jester Olea had a slow start but wound up with 14 points.

NBL PH: CamSur blows out Nueva Ecija

Olea Sensor Networks, a provider of intelligent sensors and analytic software for sensor network-based systems, has launched its OleaVision in-Vehicle Life Presence Detector.

Olea Sensor Networks launches OleaVision in-Vehicle Life Presence Detector

Frank Olea, CEO at Los Angeles-based Olea Kiosks, notes that his company markets its Metrolite kiosk for some supermarket applications because there are "ample opportunities for kiosks to further enhance the customer experience all along the shopping journey," not just at checkout.

Standing Orders

The company will now start looking at the prime markets of Argentina and Brazil for deals, Miguel Olea told Bloomberg in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Medellin, Colombia.

Abraaj eyes $1bn Latin America investments in 5 years

Olea at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates could be one of those places that takes out all the guesswork by ticking all the boxes.

Iftar review: Olea, Kempinski Hotel

Olea Sensor Networks has introduced its OleaVision See-Through Wall Technology, which functions optimally at a distance of three to four meters from the target wall surface, requiring no contact whatsoever with that wall, the company said.

Olea introduces see-through wall technology

Olea Medical has received FDA clearance for Olea Sphere 3.0 medical imaging enterprise software package in the US.

OLEA SPHERE 3.0 RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Olea Medical SA (Olea), following approval from the French Ministry of Economy.