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olearia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.liˈɛəɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌoʊ.liˈɛɹi.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Olearia of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Olearia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: asterid dicot genus

History

Etymology

From the genus name.