White olives known as leucocarpa, or leucolea, is a rare variety of olive tree, mainly found in the south of Italy, in the region historically known as “Magna Graecia” or Greater Greece. Deriving its name from the Greek words for white (leucos), olive (elaea) and fruit (carpos), the leucocarpa or leucolea olive is primarily characterized […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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