oleaginous
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liˈædʒ adjective
1.
having the nature or qualities of oil.
2.
containing oil.
3.
producing oil.
4.
unctuous; fawning; smarmy.
Related forms
o·le·ag·i·nous·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | resembling or having the properties of oil |
| 2. | containing or producing oil |
| [C17: from Latin oleāginus, from olea | |
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Word Origin & History
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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oleaginous o·le·ag·i·nous (ō'lē-āj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Oily; greasy.
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Example sentences
The fat clings to the roof of my mouth with the oleaginous insistence of dentist's wax.
Promoting agro-ecological zoning of conventional and potential oleaginous species.
Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not.
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