'Phillyrea' definitions:
Definition of 'Phillyrea'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region [syn: Phillyrea, genus Phillyrea]
Definition of 'Phillyrea'
From: GCIDE
- Phillyrea \Phil*lyr"e*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the Mediterranean, and bearing a fruit resembling that of the olive. [1913 Webster]