olivaceous

American  

[ol-uh-vey-shuhs] / ˌɒl əˈveɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of a deep shade of green; olive.

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olivaceous British  

/ ˌɒlɪˈveɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of an olive colour

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Etymology

Origin of olivaceous

1770–80; < New Latin olīvāceus, equivalent to Latin olīv ( a ) olive + -āceus -aceous

Example Sentences

In both sexes in this species the plumage is deep olivaceous brown, the breast pure yellow.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

The spores and the capillitium are at first olivaceous, then brownish-purple, the spores rough and minutely warted.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

Male and Female—Upper parts dusky grayish or olivaceous brown, inclining to gray on shoulders and on edges of some feathers.

From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Blanchan, Neltje

Under parts olivaceous yellow, crossed with numerous close bands of blackish brown.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

The pileus is convex or plane, soft, silky, olivaceous, the cuticle rust-color within, flesh white, yellow next the tubes, sparingly changing to blue.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha