olivaceous

[ ol-uh-vey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. of a deep shade of green; olive.

olivaceous

/ ˌɒlɪˈveɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of an olive colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of olivaceous¹

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

Example Sentences

Myiarchus tuberculifer platyrhynchus Ridgway: Olivaceous Flycatcher.

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The eggs are of a dark cream or olivaceous-brown colour thickly blotched or spotted with dark brown or brownish-black.

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Adult female: Similar to male but duller; black of male replaced by slaty with an olivaceous cast.

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The plumage of adult is sometimes overcast above with a faint olivaceous tinge.

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Its color is brassy, olivaceous above, with seven very black stripes along its sides.

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