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.
oleaceous adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family