noun
coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales
• Syn: ↑order Oleales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dicotyledones, ↑class Dicotyledones, ↑Dicotyledonae, ↑class Dicotyledonae, ↑Magnoliopsida, ↑class Magnoliopsida
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\\ˌōlēˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of dicotyledonous woody plants including the single family Oleaceae and being often included in the order Gentianales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.