Associations to the word «Oleaceae»

Wiktionary

OLEACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales   — a large number of woody plants, including the olive, ash, forsythia, jasmine, privet, etc.

Dictionary definition

OLEACEAE, noun. Trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats