SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Friday, July 31, 2009
Olivaceous
olivaceous
\ˌä-lə-ˈvā-shəs\
adjective
: of the color olive or olive green
Etymology: Latin
oliva
olive +
-aceus
characterized by, full of
If
olive
and
olive green
are too quotidian for you, go ahead and use
olivaceous
.
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