See Also: oleaceous(medicine)
oleaceous(dictionary)

solarium (iou) and oleaceous (medicine)


solarium (iou)



solarium noun. , -iums. M19.
[Latin, from sol sun: see -ARIUM.]
A sundial. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
a. A room, balcony, etc., built (esp. with large areas of glass) to provide exposure to the rays of the sun; a sun lounge or parlour. L19.
b. A room equipped with sun-lamps for giving an artificial suntan; an establishment providing sun-lamps. M20.

oleaceous (medicine)


oleaceous
<botany> Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Oleaceae), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.

Origin: L. Oleaceus of the olive tree.

Source: Websters Dictionary