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Definition of Oleaceous
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family.
Definition of Oleaceous
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order 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.
Definition of Oleaceous
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the plant family Oleaceae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Oleaceous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleaceous
Literary usage of Oleaceous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1876)
"... and oleaceous groups, by George Bentham (dealing with the development of the
former group and the geographical distribution of both). ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Zucc., an oleaceous shrub, which may readily be known by its opposite Ivs., is
occasionally supplied by dealers as a variety of Ilex Aquifolium. 1946. ..."
3. American Druggist (1887)
"It may be colored with palm oil or oleaceous annatto coloring. The latter can be
made by digesting 1 oz. of the seeds in 8 oz. of olive oil. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... an oleaceous shrub, which may readily be known by its opposite leaves, is
occasionally supplied by dealers as a variety of Ilex Aquifolium. (a. ..."
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