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Noun: Oleaceae
  1. Trees and shrubs having berries, drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
    - family Oleaceae, olive family

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: Gentianales, order Gentianales

Encyclopedia: Oleaceae