Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Olea europaea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 8.
today: The current name for this species is Olea europaea L.
original Latin description
Olea foliis lanceolatis.
English translation
Olea with leaf blades lanceolate.
| Olea | Olea |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate. | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |