OLEACEOUS


Meaning of OLEACEOUS in English

/oh'lee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants. Cf. olive family .

[ 1855-60; Oleace ( ae ) ( Ole ( a ) the olive genus (L olea, oliva olive, olive tree; see OLIVE, OIL) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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