oleaceous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: o=le=a=ceous

CIDE DICTIONARY

oleaceous, a. [L. oléaceus of the olive tree.].

 Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Oleaceæ), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

oleaceous, adj. of the plant family Oleaceae, including olive and jasmine.

Etymology

mod.L Oleaceae f. L olea olive-tree