noun
small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region
• Syn: ↑genus Phillyrea
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Oleaceae, ↑family Oleaceae, ↑olive family
• Member Meronyms: ↑mock privet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.