oleaceous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family

WordNet

O`le*a"ceous adjective
Etymology
L. oléaceus of the olive tree.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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.

Webster 1913