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Oleales

Oleales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that used to include olives, ash trees, and lilacs
  • noun
  • /oʊˈliːəlɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Oleales
  • Botanists once classified olives, ash trees, and lilacs under Oleales.

Examples

  • The family Oleaceae was traditionally placed within the order Oleales.

  • Recent genetic studies have led to the dissolution of Oleales as a formal order.

  • The Oleales order includes many fragrant flowering plants.

  • Did you know that Oleales was once classified separately?

  • Botanists once classified olives, ash trees, and lilacs under Oleales.

  • The family Oleaceae was traditionally placed within the order Oleales.

  • Recent genetic studies have led to the dissolution of Oleales as a formal order.

Synonyms

order Oleales
vsOleales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants like olives, lilacs, and jasmines

is described as a former order rather than a currently accepted one

Compounds

order Oleales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants like olives, lilacs, and jasmines

Surface Forms

Oleales singular
Oleales plural

Etymology

Oleales comes from the Latin olea, meaning 'olive', plus the plant-order ending -ales. It was named because the olive family Oleaceae was a main part of this group, so Oleales basically means the 'olive' group of flowering plants.