ˌōlēˈa(a)rēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Adam Ölschläger (Latinized Olearius ) died 1671 German traveler + New Latin -ia
: a large genus of Australasian shrubs or low trees (family Compositae) with alternate leaves and rather large heads of flowers having white or purple rays, the pappus capillary, and the receptacle without chaff