igihaljaste lehtpuude ja -põõsaste perekond õlipuuliste (Oleaceae) sugukonnast; 20 liiki idapoolkera lähistroopikas ja troopikas, a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleacea, a genus of about 20 species of trees and shrubs in which the leaves are usually grey-green and elliptical or linear, and the fruits are berries rich in oil