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Definition of Olearia
1. Noun. Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Daisy Bush, Daisy-bush, Daisybush
Definition of Olearia
1. an Australian daisy-tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olearia
Literary usage of Olearia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"Strong scented, roughish ; hairs very short; olearia ... Flowers with olearia,
to an inch long. ..."
2. Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. by George Bentham, Ferdinand von Mueller (1866)
"Where the achenes are retaining olearia for the Australasian species, ...
There appear to be indeed better grounds for maintaining olearia RS distinct from ..."
3. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1876)
"Die Pflanze, welche wir hierbei abbilden, erhielten wir als olearia ... Müller in
der vortrefflichen Flora australiensis als olearia ..."
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