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oleaceae |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oleaceous \O`le*a"ceous\, a. [L. ol['e]aceus of the olive tree.] (Bot.) Of pertaining to or resembling, a natural order of plants ({Oleace[ae]}), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Oleaceae n : trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {family Oleaceae}, {olive family}]
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