Oleaceae \Oleaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of trees and shrubs having berries or drupes
or capsules as fruits; the olive family; sometimes placed
in the order Oleales; it includes the olive; ash; jasmine;
privet; and lilac.
Syn: family Oleaceae, olive family.
[WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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