oleaginous
pronunciation
How to pronounce oleaginous in British English:
UK [ˌəʊliˈædʒɪnəs]
How to pronounce oleaginous in American English:
US [ˌoʊliˈædʒɪnəs]
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- Adjective:
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Word Origin
- oleaginous (adj.)
- 1630s, from French oléagineux (14c.), from Latin oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alteration of oliva (see olive) by influence of oleum "oil."
Example
- 1. Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits , otherthan those of mustard .
- 2. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit ; miscellaneous grains , seeds and fruit ; industrial or medicinal plants ; straw and fodder .
- 3. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits ; miscellaneous grains , seeds and fruits ; industrial or medicinal plants ; stra and fodder .
- 4. Chapter 12 oil seeds and oleaginous fruits ; miscellaneous grains , seeds and fruit ; industrial or medical plants ; straw and fodder .
- 5. Oleaginous seeds ; determination of oil content .