OLEACEOUS

oleaceous

(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

oleaceous (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the plant family Oleaceae.

Source: Wiktionary

O`le*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. oléaceus of the olive tree.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition