‖prop. n. [ L. olive. See Olive. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the olive. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The Chinese Olea fragrans, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (Olea Americana) are now usually referred to another genus (
prop. n. A natural family of trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; the
a. [ L. oléaceus of the olive tree. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (
a. [ L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. oléagineux. See Olive, Oil. ] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Oiliness. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] (Med.) A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. oléandre (cf. It. oleandro, LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; rose + &unr_; tree. ] (Bot.) A beautiful evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red, white, or pink flowers. It is a native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also
☞ Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death has occurred from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns; also classed as the family
prop. n. One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems.
n. (Chem.) One of several cardiac glycosides (