Oleaceae

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

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\\ˌōlēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Olea, type genus + -aceae
: a family of shrubs and trees (order Oleales) having opposite or rarely alternate exstipulate leaves, tetramerous flowers, and the fruits a berry, drupe, or capsule

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