olive family

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

olive family
    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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oleaceae \Oleaceae\ 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]