Oleaceous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oleaceous \O`le*a"ceous\, a. [L. ol['e]aceus of the olive tree.]
     (Bot.)
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants
     ({Oleaceae}), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is
     the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true
     jasmine, and fringe tree.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oleaceous
       adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of
             the olive family