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olearia (iou)



olearia noun. M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Johann Gottfried Olearius (1635-1711), German horticulturist: see -IA1.]
Any of numerous Australasian evergreen shrubs and trees of the genus Olearia, of the composite family, which bear daisy-like white, mauve, etc., flowers and are freq. grown in coastal districts. Also called daisy-bush.