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

Description.—Dark cinereous; head and neck black; crissum white, with a black median patch; bill and frontal shield scarlet; tip of bill yellow; feet olivaceous: whole length 15·0 inches, wing 6·8, tail 2·0.

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

One of the most changeable of all species, especially in the color of the pileus, which, though typically red, is often found inclining to azure-blue, bay-brown, olivaceous, etc.

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

The pileus is quite large, three to six inches broad, convex, expanded funnel-form or repand, fleshy, tomentose, yellowish-green or olivaceous; frequently the pileus is cracked when old; flesh white.

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

The cap is of a dull yellow color, olivaceous, darkening with age to a brownish tinge.

From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Dallas, Ellen M.

Description.—Above olivaceous brown; front, side of the head, and body beneath plumbeous; throat whitish; lower belly, thighs, and tail blackish; bill straight, uniform dark greenish: whole length 10·0 inches, wing 5·3, tail 2·8.

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