Oleraceous
//əʊləˈɹeɪʃəs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to potherbs. archaic, not-comparable
"grow unto a ligneous substance, and from an herby and oleraceous vegetable, to become a kind of tree"
Example
More examples"grow unto a ligneous substance, and from an herby and oleraceous vegetable, to become a kind of tree"
Etymology
From Latin oleraceus, from olus, oleris (“garden or pot herbs, vegetables”).
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