Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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 : WordNet®
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: {family Oleaceae}, {olive
family}]