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o⋅le⋅ag⋅i⋅nous

  [oh-lee-aj-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. having the nature or qualities of oil.
2. containing oil.
3. producing oil.
4. unctuous; fawning; smarmy.
Origin:
1625–35; < L oleāginus of the olive, deriv. of olea olive

Related forms:
o⋅le⋅ag⋅i⋅nous⋅ness, noun
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o·le·ag·i·nous   (ō'lē-āj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to oil.
  2. Falsely or smugly earnest; unctuous: oleaginous flattery. See Synonyms at unctuous.

[From Middle English oliaginose and from French oléagineux (from Old French), both from Latin oleāginus, of the olive tree, from olea, olive tree, alteration (influenced by oleum, olive oil) of olīva; see olive.]
o'le·ag'i·nous·ly adv., o'le·ag'i·nous·ness n.
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Oleaginous

O`le*ag`i*nous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus, belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol['e]agineux. See Olive, Oil.] Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
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oleaginous 
1634, from Fr. oléagineux, from L. oleaginus "of the olive," from olea "olive," alt. of oliva (see olive) by infl. of oleum "oil."
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Main Entry: ole·ag·i·nous
Pronunciation: "O-lE-'aj-&-n&s
Function: adjective
: resembling or having the properties of oil;also : containing or producing oil <oleaginous seeds>
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oleaginous o·le·ag·i·nous (ō'lē-āj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Oily; greasy.

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