family Oleaceae

family Oleaceae
noun
trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
Syn: ↑Oleaceae, ↑olive family
Derivationally related forms: ↑oleaceous (for: ↑Oleaceae)
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑order Gentianales
Member Meronyms:

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  • family Salvadoraceae — noun a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals • Syn: ↑Salvadoraceae, ↑Salvadora family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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