单词 | oleaceous |
释义 | oleaceous[ oh-lee-ey-shuhs ] / ˌoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəs / adjectivebelonging to the Oleaceae, the olive family of plants. Compare olive family. Origin of oleaceous1855–60; <New Latin Oleace(ae) (Ole(a) the olive genus (Latin olea, olīva olive, olive tree; see olive, oil) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous Words nearby oleaceousOld World leishmaniasis, Old World monkey, oldy, ole-, olea, oleaceous, oleaginous, Olean, oleander, olearia, oleaster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oleaceousoleaceous / (ˌəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs) / adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Oleaceae, a family of trees and shrubs, including the ash, jasmine, privet, lilac, and olive Word Origin for oleaceousC19: via New Latin from Latin olea olive; see also oil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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