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Oleaceae

 18-Olea

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The cultivated olive that we eat comes from trees of Olea europaea. In California, this species is also sometimes cultivated as a small street tree. In this image, note the many green olives and the simple, opposite leaves.
Photo by K. R. Robertson on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
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