1. trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac; [syn: Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Oleaceae
n 1: trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as
fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash;
jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: Oleaceae, family Oleaceae,
olive family]