Meanings
noun
- A flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.
Synonyms: holly osmanthus, false holly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.
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holly olive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holly%20olive
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“holly olive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holly%20olive. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holly olive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holly%20olive.
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