Oleaceae
Oleaceae, the olives and relatives, is a
plant family containing 24 extant
genera of
woody plants (and one recently
extinct), including
shrubs,
trees and
vines. They are characterised by opposite leaves that may be simple or pinnately-compound. The
calyx and
corolla are four-lobed.Many members of the family are economically significant. The
olive proper (Olea europaea) is extremely important for its
fruit and the
oil extracted from it. The
ashes, genus Fraxinus, are valued for their tough
wood, and
forsythia,
lilacs,
jasmines,
privets, and
fringetrees are all valued as
landscaping plants.
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Oleaceae
Noun
1. trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
(synonym) family Oleaceae, olive family
(hypernym) dicot family, magnoliopsid family
(member-holonym) Gentianales, order Gentianales
(member-meronym) Olea, genus Olea