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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac;
[syn: Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oleaceae \Oleaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of trees and shrubs having berries or drupes
   or capsules as fruits; the olive family; sometimes placed
   in the order Oleales; it includes the olive; ash; jasmine;
   privet; and lilac.

   Syn: family Oleaceae, olive family.
        [WordNet 1.5]