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Definition of European olive tree
1. Noun. Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits.
Terms within: Olive, Olive
Group relationships: Genus Olea, Olea
Generic synonyms: Olive Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Olive Tree
Literary usage of European olive tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1887)
"Linné, named out of thirteen species, one family, the european olive tree ( Olea
Europea). This is the tree that interests us. 2. ..."
2. Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston by Boston Public Library (1898)
"... AL Description of the european olive tree. An essay on the history and
cultivation of Paris, 1818. 8°. ..."
3. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1821)
"... from * Mr Hillhouse has published, in a separate form, a Description of the
european olive tree, originally written for his translation of Michaux, ..."
4. Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa by William John Burchell (1822)
"... grew in the hollows, and, in growth and foliage, bore a resemblance to the
European olive-tree. Partridges, of a kind peculiar to the Cape, ..."
5. Forget Not Mee & My Garden...": Selected Letters, 1725-1768, of Peter by Peter Collinson (2002)
"(Hillhouse, Augustus L. "An Essay on The History and Cultivation of the European
Olive-Tree," Paris: LT ..."
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