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