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olivaceous

olivaceous adjective: having the color of a green olive.

Adjective

olivaceous (comparative more olivaceous, superlative most olivaceous)

  1. Having the color of a green olive.

Forms of olivaceous

comparativemore olivaceous
superlativemost olivaceous

Origin of olivaceous

From olive + -aceous.

Words formed from olivaceous

Phrases with olivaceous

Questions about olivaceous

What does olivaceous mean?
Olivaceous means having the color of a green olive.
What part of speech is olivaceous?
Olivaceous is an adjective.

Words near olivaceous in the dictionary

  1. olitoriside
  2. olitoriusin
  3. olitory
  4. Olitz
  5. oliva
  6. olivaceous
  7. olivaceous-umber
  8. olivacine
  9. Olivan
  10. olivanic
  11. olivanic acid

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